Course curriculum

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    Chapter 1 Creating a Classroom Environment that Supports Talking

    • 1.1 Getting Started

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    • 1.2 The History of Classroom Talk - Industrial Age

    • 1.3 Golden Rule of Student Talk in the Industrial Age

    • 1.4 Stuck in the Industrial Age?

    • 1.5 Shifting to a More Modern View of Student Talk in the Classroom

    • 1.6 Forget the Leading Role

    • 1.7 Article and Discussion

    • 1.8 Academic Talk Enhances Academic Learning

    • 1.9 Familiar, Non-Academic Topics

    • 1.10 Exploring Topics for Discussion

    • 1.11 Structuring Equitable Opportunities for Student Talk

    • 1.12 Equitable Talk Questions

    • 1.13 Setting Classroom Norms for Talking

    • 1.14 Your Norms

    • 1.15 Discussion

    • 1.16 Rules for Social Conversations

    • 1.17 Create Your Norms

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    Chapter 2 Talk as a Precursor to Writing

    • 2.1 Opinion Continuum and Discussion

    • 2.2 Talk Structures

    • 2.3 Butterfly Life Cycle

    • 2.4 Sharpen Your Workshop Routines

    • 2.5 Evidence Base for Speaking-Writing Connection

    • 2.6 How to Help Reluctant and Struggling Writers

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    Chapter 3 Language Functions

    • 3.1 Pro-Con T-Chart

    • 3.2 The Language of Argumentation

    • 3.3 A Second Chance

    • 3.4 Survey Question

    • 3.5 Fun Topics

    • 3.6 More Academic Language

    • 3.7 Academic Language of Sequencing

    • 3.8 Toolkit

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    Chapter 4 Inferences

    • 4.1 Character Hot Seat

    • 4.2 Computer Game

    • 4.3 Asking Questions

    • 4.4 Classroom Example: Writing-Speaking Activity

    • 4.5 Purposefully Plan

    • 4.6 Review and Reflect