Afterword: With and Because of Genevieve
Afterword: With and Because of Genevieve
Donna Qualley
Sample Questions for Students’ Informal Writing about Participation
- When you are really interested in what’s going on? What are you usually doing? How does this look to others?
- What ways of participating and engaging do you have that might not be visible to me or others in the class unless you told us?
- What makes you want to put a lot of effort in to your work? What does “putting in a lot of effort” into your work look like for you?
- What makes it hard for you to speak in class?
- How easy is it for you to ask questions when you don’t understand something?
- Have you ever felt like you were the only one talking in the room?
- Have you ever wished that someone else would just hurry up and speak their
piece? What do you do when someone takes too long of a speaking turn?
- When participating on on-line discussions in school, how would you describe your
presence (active poster, active lurker, or passive lurker?)
- When participating in on-line discussions of your choice outside of school, how
would you describe your presence?
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