Additional Questions to Spark Deeper Thinking or Dialogue
Have you noticed that all the articles in The Daily Juice now contain an open-ended question? Previously, only one article in The Juice had a thought prompt aligned to one of the SEL CASEL standards at the top of the article. Now, in addition to an SEL thought prompt with one of the articles, the remaining articles contain a reflection thought prompt question to provide students with an opportunity to think more deeply about the text.
Ideas for Using Thought Prompts with Your Students
Looking for some ideas for using the reflection thought prompt questions to get your students writing or talking after reading the articles in The Juice ? Explore some of the strategies below:
Use the questions from the articles in The Juice to engage students in short speed dating discussions. Organize your classroom into rows and have students face opposite another student. Pose the first question and have students discuss with their partner. After 1-2 minutes, have one row of students rotate so they are facing a new partner. Pose the next question and continue the process.
Have students form small groups and distribute poster or anchor chart paper. Have students write the question from one of the articles on the poster chart. Have students link supporting details to each other and expand on each other’s thoughts. After, encourage students to circulate through the classroom to silently read and write responses to each other’s comments and questions.
Distribute a piece of paper to each student after reading an article in The Juice. Have students respond to the question linked in the article on the piece of paper in a short paragraph. After giving students 5-10 minutes to write, have students crumple the paper and throw it up in the classroom. Students will then collect a new piece of paper and open it. Have students go back to their seats or form a circle and read the response they collected with the class.
After students read the articles in The Juice, divide your classroom into 5 groups and have each group focus on one article in The Juice. After reading the article, have students respond to the thought or reflection question on an anchor chart. Have students present their chart on a wall in the classroom. Have the other students walk around looking at each group’s poster and responding with their own thoughts.
After reading one of the articles together as a class or having students read in small groups or partners, pose the thought or reflection prompt to the class and have students share with a partner. After, ask students to share responses with the larger group.
Prior to reading the article in The Juice, help students activate prior knowledge by responding to the thought question on a piece of paper. After giving students a few minutes to write, have them share in small groups, with a partner or volunteer to share with the whole class.
Maswali ya ziada ya kuchochea kufikiri au mazungumzo ya kina Je, umeona kwamba makala zote katika The Daily Juice sasa zina swali la wazi? Kwa mfano, katika makala ya kwanza ya The Juice, makala ya kwanza ya The Juice ilionyesha kuwa makala ya kwanza ya The Juice ilikuwa na maneno ya kuvutia ya kuvutia ambayo yalifanana na viwango vya SEL CASEL. Kwa kuongezea, kwa kuongeza SEL mawazo ya haraka na moja ya makala, makala zilizobaki zina swali la mawazo ya kutafakari ili kuwapa wanafunzi fursa ya kufikiria kwa kina zaidi juu ya maandishi. Kujifunza jinsi ya kutumia mawazo ya haraka na wanafunzi wako: Unatafuta mawazo ya kutumia mawazo ya haraka na wanafunzi wako kuandika au kuzungumza baada ya kusoma makala katika Juice? Kwa mfano, unaweza kutumia maswali yaliyo katika makala ya The Juice ili kuwafanya wanafunzi wafanye mazungumzo mafupi kuhusu mahusiano ya haraka. Panga darasa lako katika safu na uwe na wanafunzi wakikabiliwa na mwanafunzi mwingine. Weka swali la kwanza na uwaombe wanafunzi wazungumze na mwenzi wao. Baada ya dakika moja au mbili, wafanye mstari mmoja wa wanafunzi kugeuka ili wawe wanakabiliwa na mwenzake mpya. Weka swali linalofuata na uendelee na mchakato. Waombe wanafunzi wafanyie vikundi vidogo na kusambaza mabango au karatasi ya chati ya nanga. Waombe wanafunzi waandike swali kutoka katika mojawapo ya makala zilizo kwenye chati ya mabango. Waombe wanafunzi waunganishe maelezo ya kuunga mkono kwa kila mmoja na kupanua mawazo ya kila mmoja. Baada ya hapo, kuhamasisha wanafunzi kuzunguka katika darasa kwa kimya kusoma na kuandika majibu ya maoni na maswali ya kila mmoja. Toa kipande cha karatasi kwa kila mwanafunzi baada ya kusoma makala katika The Juice. Waulize wanafunzi wajibu swali lililounganishwa katika makala iliyo kwenye kipande cha karatasi katika fungu fupi. Baada ya kuwapa wanafunzi dakika 5-10 kuandika, waombe wanafunzi wapige karatasi na kuitupa darasani. Kisha wanafunzi watachukua kipande kipya cha karatasi na kukifungua. Waulize wanafunzi warudi kwenye viti vyao au wafanye mduara na wasome majibu waliyoyakusanya pamoja na darasa. Baada ya wanafunzi kusoma makala katika Juice, kugawanya darasa yako katika makundi matano na kuwa na kila kundi kuzingatia makala moja katika Juice. Baada ya kusoma makala hiyo, waulize wanafunzi wajibu swali la kufikiri au la kutafakari kwenye chati ya nanga. Waombe wanafunzi waonyeshe chati yao kwenye ukuta wa darasani. Waombe wanafunzi wengine watembee wakitazama kila kikundi cha mabango na kujibu kwa mawazo yao wenyewe. Baada ya kusoma makala pamoja kama darasa au kuwa na wanafunzi kusoma katika makundi madogo au washirika, weka wazo au kutafakari mara moja kwa darasa na kuwa na wanafunzi kushiriki na mpenzi. Baada ya hapo, waulize wanafunzi waeleze kikundi kikubwa majibu yao. Kabla ya kusoma makala katika Juice, kuwasaidia wanafunzi kuamsha maarifa ya awali kwa kujibu swali wazo juu ya kipande cha karatasi. Baada ya kuwapa wanafunzi dakika chache kuandika, waombe waandike katika vikundi vidogo, na mwenzako au kujitolea kushiriki na darasa lote.