Discussion+Director

1. **Discussion Director** Your job is to lead the discussion by calling on each member of the group to report on his/her role assignment, by encouraging everyone to share ideas, and by keeping the group on task. In addition, you will write a list of questions for your group to discuss about the part of the book that was assigned. The best questions will come from your own thoughts, feelings, and ideas about this section of the book. These questions are designed to spark a discussion and make everyone **__think__**. The questions should be open –ended. That means that they cannot be answered by “yes or no” or one word without asking for explanation like “why” or “how”? You also need to write your own answers to these questions. (See attached list on page ). If you have any questions, ask using the discussion bubbles.


 * Discussion Director – Sample questions **

The following are sample questions that you may use to spark discussion to make the members think about what they have read. They are related to the story elements that you have studied.


 * Characters - - Who **


 * Do any of the characters change in the story? What caused them to change?
 * How are you different from one of the characters? Explain.
 * If you could trade places with one of the characters, which one would you choose and why?
 * Was there a character you didn’t like? Why didn’t you like this character?
 * If you had been the main character in this story, would you have acted differently? Explain why or how.


 * Setting - - - - Where and When **


 * How might the story be different if it had happened somewhere else?
 * How might the story be different if it had happened in a different time period?


 * Plot - - - - - - What happens **


 * What was going through your mind when you read this?
 * What do you think was the best part of the story? Why?
 * How did you feel when… ?
 * Did anything surprise you about this section of the book?
 * Predict something about the next section of the book?


 * Theme - **** Why did the author write the story? What is the author’s message? **


 * What was the theme or the author’s message? What events helped you figure out the message?
 * How do you feel about this story? Would you recommend it to someone else? Why or why not?
 * Would you like to read something else by this author? Why or why not?

Literature Response Questions Use this to help you with questions to ask for your role.