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This article provides a strong analysis of two kinds of roles teachers might choose to take on in an online classroom discussion.  What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?  Which would you choose?

This article contrasts question types that foster conversations with those that kill conversation.   Although these tips are directed toward facilitating successful online discussion, they can be applied equally to in-person dicussions in class.  Take a look!

This article provides a nice list of strategies and sentence starters to help students continue the conversation in an online discussion.

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Excellent free units made available from Odell Education. Units on Close Reading and making evidence based claims for grade 6-12 are available here. All materials are included including the texts. Each unit is designed to be 3 weeks long. The materials and models here are very well aligned to Common Core standards and could serve as excellent models for teachers adapting to teaching the new standards.

Navigating Text Complexity. The Council of Chief State School Officers provides a wonderful set of resources for understanding how text complexity is defined in the Common Core State Standards and a set of tools for analyzing text and using texts effectively in the classroom. Check it out!

Readworks.org is a reputable source of excellent lesson plans and reading passages focused on teaching reading comprehension.  This fall, they are developing over 1000 new CCSS aligned and Lexile-leveled non-fiction and literary passages and question sets.  This free resource will be an excellent supplement for teachers.