Positive Discussion Behaviors (v++)	Negative Discussion Behaviors (v=)
Supporting your opinion	Repeating
Making inferences	Introducing unrelated topic
Giving examples	Personal Attack
Referring to/Quoting the text	Never speaking 0 pts.
Making Connections
Recognizing contradictions
Asking thoughtful questions
Building on other’s ideas
Affirming other’s viewpoints
Asking clarifying questions
Combining information (To come up w/ a new idea)
Good discussions . . . *do not have obvious or "right" answers. *go beyond the text and make participants in the discussion connect to the text, predict what will happen next, and/or evaluate characters and events. NEVER engage in personal attacks. Ideas are discussed and criticized, not the person.