Welcome to Book Bloggers
This blog is to give students a place to share more about what it is they read. Students are to post at least once a week regarding the pages they read and to also respond to at least one other student's posting in a constructive way using Accountable Talk.
Accountable Talk Sentence Starters:
Agreement:
“I agree with _____ because _____.”
“I like what _____ said because _____.”
“I agree with _____; but on the other hand, _____.”
Disagreement:
“I disagree with _____ because _____.”
“I’m not sure I agree with what _____ said because _____.”
“I can see that _____; however, I disagree with (or can’t see) _____.”
Clarifications:
“Could you explain a bit more, please?”
“I’m not sure I understood you when you said _____. Could you say more about that?”
“What’s your evidence?”
“How does that support our work/mission at _____?”
Confirmation:
“I think _____.”
“I believe _____.”
Confusion:
“I don’t understand _____.”
“I am confused about _____.”
Extension:
“I was thinking about what _____ said, and I was wondering what if _____.”
“This makes me think _____.”
“I want to know more about _____.”
“Now I am wondering _____.”
“Can you tell me more about _____?”
Review:
“I want to go back to what _____ said.”
“I agree with _____ because _____.”
“I like what _____ said because _____.”
“I agree with _____; but on the other hand, _____.”
Disagreement:
“I disagree with _____ because _____.”
“I’m not sure I agree with what _____ said because _____.”
“I can see that _____; however, I disagree with (or can’t see) _____.”
Clarifications:
“Could you explain a bit more, please?”
“I’m not sure I understood you when you said _____. Could you say more about that?”
“What’s your evidence?”
“How does that support our work/mission at _____?”
Confirmation:
“I think _____.”
“I believe _____.”
Confusion:
“I don’t understand _____.”
“I am confused about _____.”
Extension:
“I was thinking about what _____ said, and I was wondering what if _____.”
“This makes me think _____.”
“I want to know more about _____.”
“Now I am wondering _____.”
“Can you tell me more about _____?”
Review:
“I want to go back to what _____ said.”