TY - JOUR AU - Applin, Samantha PY - 2023/02/27 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - A reading assignment and discussion prompt for promoting student-led classroom discussions JF - TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology JA - TRAILS VL - IS - SE - DO - UR - https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/a-reading-assignment-and-discussion SP - AB - <p>This reading sheet and discussion prompt assists in the goal of promoting active, student-led discussions emphasizing a deeper engagement with weekly readings based on skills taught in class (such as how to link abstract ideas from lecture to concrete examples from the reading or how to think critically).&nbsp; Although designed as an aid for discussions, reading sheets can also be used on their own to encourage students to thoroughly read a chapter/article, identify major themes, and apply skills taught in class to readings.&nbsp; The reading sheet begins with a reflective section where students can apply abstract ideas they have learned or skills they are developing in class to the reading.&nbsp; Students then identify three questions they want to ask their classmates and three thought-provoking or compelling quotes.&nbsp; The sheet concludes with a section where students identify four major themes of the reading and three to four pieces of evidence or arguments that support each theme.&nbsp; The reading sheets can also act as a guide during class discussions, keeping the focus of discussions on key ideas from the readings and giving students structure as they talk through the material.&nbsp; Students can share how the reading connected to course material or their critical analysis of the reading.&nbsp; Reading sheets are useful for most types of readings that students may encounter in upper and lower sociology courses.</p> ER -