What are some general warm-up prompts that can be applied to different texts & get students' wheels turning before a lesson or discussion?

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You can use current events.

Any prompt that gets students thinking about how the topic can be related to their lives. Creating essential questions might be a good place to start.

If we are reading a text, I give them a page to read and ask a thought provoking question. Then they share with their partner. Some nice conversations happen during this time.

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