When you respond to a classmate’s blog keep these sentence starters in mind to show that you have really interacted with their thinking (from a teacher in Singapore, Paula Guinto’s, blog):
- I really like this post because ____________________
- I agree with you when you say ________________ because _______________
- I disagree with you when you say ______________ because ______________
- When you talk about _________________, it makes me think about ________________ because ______________
- Something about _____________ that you might not know is _____________
- Something I learned from reading this is _______________
- This is great! It reminds me of _______________ because ___________
- I think I understand what you are saying, but could you please explain ________________?
- I like what you say about _________________ because ___________.
- I’m confused by what you mean when you say ______________ because ________.
- I understand how you feel, because ____________.
- This post was so interesting to read because ______________.
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