Second Language Acquisition theory and the new California ELD Standards (November, 2012) hold that it is this meaningful use of language that really drives language development, rather than attention to grammar in isolation. In sum, we think including at least one Discussion-Worthy Prompt near the end of each lesson, before or after the vocabulary review, is a worthy goal.
Of course the use of Discussion-Worthy Prompts is also a signature strategy of the ELL Office, and you can click on the link to find out more. Teachers might also find helpful this link to Talk Moves for managing deep whole-class discussions.
Below is a running list of Discussion-Worthy Prompts that have might have some general utility across the art and real-world images. Please contribute yours!
- If you were going to create a [art or utilitarian object related to the image] what would you want to create and why?
- Why do you think the artist created this piece of art? What evidence from the piece of art or our own life makes you think so?
- What do you think the artist was trying to communicate with this artwork?
- What do you think this photograph/piece of art communicates about __________ and what evidence from the photograph/piece of art makes you think so?
- Agree or disagree: The artist is trying to say _______________ in this artwork. What is your evidence?
- Which details in the image do you find most interesting and why?
- Which details in the image do you think are most important and why?
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