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107: Write and Discuss and Parallel Texts


This is episode 6 in my 2023 summer headspace series. This is a chance to revisit episodes from the previous school year during the summer months when you may have a little extra time. Beginning August 28th, you will see new episodes with exciting new topics every Monday.  For today we take a look back at episodes 79 where Ben Fisher-Rodriguez shows how to do a Write and Discuss and episode 90 where Kaitlin Leppert talks us through parallel texts. These two activities work really well together.  Let’s jump in.

  • Ben Fisher (79): the benefits of using Write and Discuss
  • Logistics of doing a Write and Discuss
    • – when you us it
    • – how you do it
    • – the procedure
    • – what you can do after
  • Ben’s pro tips
  • Kaitlin Leppert (90): engaging students in a parallel text
    • – creating an original text
    • – whole Class parallel texts
    • – individual/small group parallel texts
    • specific examples
  • Combining Write and Discuss with a Parallel Text.

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79: How to Do a Write and Discuss with Ben Fisher-Rodriguez


Have you tried a Write and Discuss” in your classroom?  Are you hearing about this procedure for the first time?  No worries if it is, because in this episode, Ben Fisher-Rodrigues, a German teacher in Washington, joins me to talk about the benefits and logistics involved in implementing Write and Discuss as part of Comprehension-Based Communicative Language Teaching.

Topics in this Episode:

  • Comprehension-Based Communicative Language Teaching (CCLT) and what this looks like in Ben’s classroom
  • the benefits of using Write and Discuss
  • Logistics of doing a Write and Discuss
    – when you us it
    – how you do it
    – the procedure
    – what you can do after
  • Ben’s pro tips

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