List of Figures Acknowledgements About the Authors The Language of Learning Part I: Setting the Scene Chapter 1: Preparing to Use the Lesson Ideas 1.0 Introduction 1.1 The Learning Challenge 1.2 Learning Intentions 1.3 High-Quality Dialogue 1.4 Exploratory Talk 1.5 Underpinning Values Chapter 2: The Lesson Activities 2.0 Overview 2.1 Mystery 2.2 Ranking 2.3 Sorting and Classifying with Venn Diagrams 2.4 Opinion Lines 2.5 Opinion Corners 2.6 Fortune Lines 2.7 Living Graphs 2.8 Concept Lines 2.9 Odd One Out 2.10 Concept Targets 2.11 Collective Memory 2.12 Concept Corners 2.13 Thought Maps 2.14 Concept Graphs Part II: The Lesson Ideas Lesson 1: A visit to Grandma's Lesson 2: Why Explore? Lesson 3: Who Was Responsible for Sam Ending Up in the Hospital? Lesson 4: Should you say sorry? Lesson 5: Does Jake need a shared language at school? Lesson 6: Good thinking Lesson 7: Got the time? Lesson 8: If Ricudo lost his home, would this be the worst thing that is happening in the Amazon Rainforest? Lesson 9: What Is Rubbish? Lesson 10: Should Ms. Smith Raise Money to Plant Trees Within the School Grounds? Lesson 11: Should Theon post that? Lesson 12: Was Willy Wonka fair? Lesson 13: What is colour? Lesson 14: What is cost? Lesson 15: What is the best sport? Lesson 16: What is treasure? Lesson 17: Who is the greatest? Lesson 18: Is it better to work as a team? Lesson 19: Does Fame Make You More Important? Lesson 20: Was Harry Potter the hero of Hogwarts? References Index of Concepts Photocopiable masters Index