Creating whole class discussion
In the book Building Academic Language the author states that it is important to build a whole class discussion. There are many reasons why a whole class discussion can be very useful for learners. These discussions can help students build their thinking skills, help them modify their ideas, as well as help them to articulate these ideas. A whole class discussion is a little like improvisation. You have to be paying attention to what is going on. One minute you may be talking about one thing and the next minute you are on to something else. Mainly, in whole class discussions and in improv people need to stay on their toes, they need to think and then rethink their next move and everyone needs to be committed together. All in real time! Zwiers says that this imitates real life situations which will help students in the future!