Secondary Oracy Activities

The Big List of Class Discussion Strategies

Cult of Pedagogy

Community Circle

Círculo comunitario

This is a practice for sharing our stories. Circle is less about sharing our thoughts and more about sharing our experiences. 

Turn & Talk (with variations)

The Teacher Toolkit

Virtual Turn and Talk

Socratic Seminar Instructions

Socratic Seminar Scoring Sheet

Socratic Seminar is an experience in which we share ideas - generally about a text.

Philosophical Chairs (Edutopia)

Philosophical Chairs (Franklin Steam Academy - AVID)

Progression in Oracy Rubric (Edutopia)

Musical Shares

Musical Shares Extension

Clock Partners

Sole Mates

SEL Check-ins

Students verbally respond to a variety of check-ins.

Sentence Frames for Academic Discussions - Bilingual

Sentence Frames for Responding to Text and for Discussion

Harvard's Project Zero - Core Thinking Routines

Comparing Debate, Discussion and Dialogue

Constructive Conversation Skills (Designated ELD & Beyond)

Includes Pre-made Lessons for Conversation

Flipgrid

Vocaroo

Canvas - Discussions

Screencastify

Oral Presentation Planning Tool 

Ignite Talks

Essential Practices for Disciplinary Literacy

(ELA, Math, Social Studies/History, and Science)

Talking in Class

Edutopia

10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation

TedTalk

Video: Oracy in the Classroom: Strategies for Effective Talk (Video-Edutopia

Constructive Conversation Skills 

Constructive Conversation Skills Chart 

3 Ways to Speak English