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Guest Speaker Preparation: A Cooperative Lesson

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Are you planning to have a guest speaker talk to your class? Prepare in advance and help your class transform into an engaged and thoughtful audience. Before the visit, young writers work cooperatively to brainstorm what they want to learn from a particular speaker, and then prepare appropriate questions. Consider also having them practice asking these questions aloud. It'll calm their nerves for when the actual speaker is present!

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asking questions, answering questions, preparing for discussions, discussion skills, summarizing, collaboration, cooperation, listening comprehension

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brainstorming, cooperation, ask and answer questions, collaboration, discussion preparation, listening, pose and respond to questions, summarize, discussion roles, asking discussion questions, prepare for discussion, ccss.ela-literacy.sl.11-12.1, sl.4.1, l.7.1., english language arts
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3rd - 12th
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English Language Arts
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