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Rewordify.com | Understand what you read Let's Give 'Em Something to Talk About: Ways to Get Students to Discuss Books One truth I know about middle school students is that they LOVE to talk. Sometimes, this love of talking can hinder the classroom atmosphere. Especially if a teacher has the attitude that the class must be quiet, listen, and be on task the entire class period. Post-It Note Discussion I ask students to grab one Post-It note and think about what I'm asking them to focus on in the read aloud for that given day. So what are some things that I asked them to jot down on their Post-It note each day? -Concentrate in on the author's language and write down one example of figurative language and how that helped you visualize that part of the story. During read aloud, I let students travel to a comfy place in the classroom with their Post-It note, listen to the book, and fill out their Post-It note. The Post-It note centers the conversation and gives students who are shy the out to begin the discussion by simply reading what they wrote down on their Post-It note. The Write Around Spitball Discussion