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IdeaExchange Sentence & Question Frames

Clarifying Frames

Could you please repeat/rephrase that? I did not understand.

Can you please explain what you said about...

Can you say more about that?

In other words, are you saying...

I have a question about...

Affirming Frames

My idea is related to...

I really liked ___'s idea about...

I agree with... Also...

My idea builds on ______’s idea. 

Frames of Difference

I was thinking about what _____ said, and I was wondering what if...

This makes me think...

What would be an example of what you are saying?

Could you explain your reason?

Did anyone else find evidence to support this idea?

Can you tell me why you think it is true?

Can you show me a place in the text that illustrates that idea?

I see it differently because…

 

 

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