Philosophical Chairs discussions allow learners to make meaning of texts while developing, defending, and supporting their claims. This resource walks you through how to implement this type of discussion in your classroom. Included are steps, worksheets, organizers, videos, special education modifications, and tech tools.

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betterlesson, betterlesson: philosophical chairs discussion, small group discussion, supporting claims, communicating in groups

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional

Common Core

SL.8.1.a SL.7.1.a SL.9-10.1.c SL.7.1.c SL.9-10.1.b SL.8.1.c SL.7.1.b SL.9-10.1.a SL.8.1.b