Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles provides the text for a fishbowl activity. Class members to sit in concentric circles, with the center circle discussing the topics from the book, and the outer circle observing the participants.

Concepts

socratic discussion, ray bradbury, science fiction, reading comprehension

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use with another story, discussion topic, or debate lesson
• Have class members formulate their arguments and responses in the days leading up to the discussion

Classroom Considerations

• The approach is appropriate for any class discussion

Pros

• A helpful addition to any reading unit or discussion day
• Encourages learners to work collaborative to talk about what they have read

Cons

• The resource is not specific to the novel and doesn't provide discussion questions

Common Core

RL.9-10.1 RL.11-12.1 SL.9-10.1.a SL.11-12.1.a