Creator: Sean Banville | visit site
Grade Range: 6 - 11
ESL Discussions is a resource of over 600 discussion questions. They could be used in ESL/ELL lessons, speaking practice, debate clubs, and as needed for any speaking activities. Categorized alphabetically, topics include everyday themes such as donuts as well as more controversial topics such as marijuana. <b>Teachers working with K-12 students will want to select the questions rather than sending students to the site since there are also some very sensitive topics.</b> Choose a topic to view two sets of questions to spark conversations: one for student A and another for student B. Choose the link to print questions in either Word or PDF. Although this site has a lot of advertisements, there are some very interesting topics to discuss/share.
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site to use anytime you want to develop and promote discussion skills in your classroom. After students have completed their discussion questions, have them present their findings to the class then create a quick poll using using Poll Everywhere, <a href="/single.cfm?id=11606">reviewed here</a>. Share with ESL/ELL and Special Education teachers as a resource for promoting discussion and speaking skills with their students. Use this site for teacher-selected topics in debate club, speech class, and more. Some of the topics could even make good blog prompts.
At Home
Choose questions and topics from this site for dinner table discussions or while driving in the car. Let your student choose the topics that interest him or her the most!
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Character Education, Current Events, ESL/ELL, Government/Civics: U.S, Health, History & Culture: The Americas, History & Culture: World, Language Arts, Reading, Science, Social Studies, Social Studies, Special Education,