In a discussion, Peter shares his opinion about playing in the marching band: "Everyone should join the marching band! Making music with my friends is a lot of fun, and it improves my focus and attention in school.”
Kaci and her classmates are discussing the importance of nutrition in students’ health. Kaci has come prepared with some nutrition facts she found online. She has prepared a few answers to questions that may arise about her findings.
Bailey is participating in a group discussion about family pets. Bailey is anxious to share her experience raising chickens and selling their eggs for extra money. She is so excited that she raises her hand frequently and interrupts others as they speak.
In a group discussion, effective participants
Which three factors determine the formality of a discussion?
Which actions will make a student well prepared for a group discussion? Choose four answers.reading and reviewing the materialsignoring and dismissing questionsfocusing exclusively on one viewpointbringing notes to the discussionsupporting opinions with evidenceresponding thoughtfully to others
Cinta reviewed her notes about genealogical research before the class discussion. She was ready to share her information with her classmates and then answer questions. When Mr. MacGregor asked if she was ready, Cinta smiled and nodded her head.
Which scenario shows an example of a student using effective presentation skills in a group discussion?
Kevin is participating in a group discussion about teens and technology. Kevin feels strongly that texting can be a dangerous distraction, especially for teen drivers. When his classmate argues that texting is not a problem for teenagers, Kevin does not interrupt. He makes eye contact with the speaker and takes a few notes of the speaker’s argument.
speaking and listeningspeaking and thinkinglaughing and listeningwatching and listening
Read the excerpt from Warriors Don't Cry.Just before the court hearing where Governor Faubus would be called to account, the nine of us were summoned to Mrs. Bates's house to meet with the press. Nothing had changed since our last meeting. The troops were still in place around the school, and every morning the crowd of segregationists grew larger. Governor Faubus was still predicting violence.Several very dignified and important-looking men sat in her living room. One was the NAACP attorney, Wiley Branton. I recognized another man whose picture I'd seen in the newspapers: the famous lawyer Thurgood Marshall, the man who had delivered the argument that resulted in the Supreme Court's 1954 school integration ruling.
Which words help create the mood in the excerpt? Choose four answers.
What is one reason that an author may choose to relate events in memoir form?
Which sentence uses an objective tone?
conversationalfamiliarsophisticatedrelaxed
Look at the frames from One War Ends, Another Begins.In these frames, the author emphasizes the challenges Clara faced by showing
Read the excerpt from "Clara Barton’s Childhood.”For several weeks the sound of hammer and saw had been heard on the Barton farm where a new barn was being built. The framework was almost up. David Barton and his little sister Clara, with a group of friends, were eagerly watching the carpenters, who were just fixing the high rafters to the ridge-pole."I dare you to climb to the top, Dave!" suddenly challenged a boy in the group.Almost before the challenge had been given, his coat was off, and he had started toward the new building amid a chorus of cries: "Good for you, Dave!" from the group of young spectators who were always thrilled by his daring exploits.
Cynthia is writing a fictionalized story about the real life of a nurse. She used a scene from her favorite television sitcom as the source material for her research on the life of nurses.
Based on the descriptive details in the passage, what inferences can be made about the setting? Select three answers.
Which details from the excerpt best indicate that Clara’s actions were risky? Select three answers.
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