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Cooperative Learning and Cooperative Teaching Scripts

Cooperative learning script	Cooperative teaching script
1. Flip a coin to determinewho will be Partner A and Partner B.	1. Flip a coin to determine who will be Partner A and Partner B.
2. Both partners read Passage L	2. Partner A reads Passage L Parter B reads Passage M
3. When both are finished, put the passage out of sight.	3. When both are finished, put the passage out of sight.
4. Partner A orally summarizes the contents of Passage L	4. Partner A orally summarizes (teacher) the contents of Passage L
5. Partner B detects and corrects any errors inPartner A's summary (metacognition step).	5. Partner B asks clarifying questions (metacognition step).
6. Both partners work together to develop analogies, images, etc., to help make the summarized information memorable (elaboration step).	6. Partners work together to develop analogies, images, etc., to help make Passage I information memorable (elaboration step).
7. Both partners read Passage II	7. Repeat steps 4-6 for Passage II, with partners reversing roles.
8. Repeat steps 4-6 with partners reversing roles.	8. Both partners read the passage that they did not read originally.

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