Great Books-Shared Inquiry

Ask, ask, ask!  Please check some of these videos from the Great Books Foundation about how they teach kids to support their ideas by citing evidence, i.e. examples from the text. Shared Inquiry is a method that encourages critical thinking and analysis. See how a discussion goes here. Good example of a formal school discussion. The children are quite young, and the book is simple, but the class is pulling the book apart and getting at what the story means by actively participating and listening. You're welcome to click on the other links as well, of course!