I apologize for the delayed post. Upon revisiting the Becoming a Constructivist Teacher early class reading, I noted one of many important ideas. I have tried to solicit more genuine interaction regarding "... students ... engag[ing] in dialogue with the teacher and with one another." In American Literature and English 9, I am attempting to approach texts with more purpose such as: creating charts addressing elements to analyze, attending to literary terms, fishbowl, analysis bookmarks, quote commentary, quote memorization, and writing about art/subject matter connections. None of the items are truly new, but the purpose and time have been allotted differently. This teaching/student response change has been slow, but the idea is to hopefully allow students an authentic "...chance to speak..."