Your juniors are writing about social issues. You want them to apply a Biblical perspective to their issues.
 
Question: How can you help your students apply a Biblical perspective to their issues?
 
Answer: By having your students coach each other by asking the following 4 questions:

1. What social issue are you writing about?
2. What excites/frustrates you about this issue?
3. What Biblical teaching applies to this issue?
4. What’s a Biblical response to this issue?

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Your seniors are working on essays. You want them to apply a Biblical perspective throughout their essays. You don’t want them to put Biblical perspective only in their conclusions.
 
Question: How can you help your students apply a Biblical perspective throughout their essays?
 
Answer: By having your students coach each other by asking the following 7 questions:

1. What’s your thesis statement?
2. What’s the Biblical perspective component of your thesis statement?
3. What do you like/dislike about your Biblical perspective component?
4. How many paragraphs are in your essay? In how many paragraphs do you apply a Biblical perspective?
5. How many main points are in your essay? How many of the main points do you apply a Biblical perspective to?
6. On a scale of 1-5 (5 being high), how permeated is your essay by Biblical perspective?
7. What will you do?

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Your sophomores are writing essays. You want them to use effective thesis statements. You want them to effectively include Biblical perspective in their thesis statements.
 
Question: How can you help your students effectively include Biblical perspective in their thesis statements?
 
Answer: By having them reflect.
 
Question: How can you do this?
 
Answer: By having your students coach each other by asking the following 5 questions:

1. What’s your thesis statement?
2. Where did you include Biblical perspective in your thesis statement?
3. What do you like/dislike about the Biblical perspective component of your thesis statement?
4. On a scale of 1-5 (5 being high), how effective is the Biblical perspective component of your thesis statement?
5. What question do you want to ask ____ (teacher’s name) about this?

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You want your 7th graders to connect what they study and Biblical principles. And you want your 7th graders to support their Biblical principles with Bible verses.
 
Question: How can you help your 7th graders use relevant Bible verses?
 
Answer: By having your students coach each other by asking the following 5 questions:

1. What Biblical principle(s) did you use?
2. What Bible verses did you use to support your Biblical principle(s)?
3. What’s satisfying/unsatisfying about the verses you used?
4. On a scale of 1-5 (5 being high), how relevant are the Bible verses you used?
5. What question do you want to ask me about the Bible verses you used?

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Your 8th graders have finished the rough draft of their essays. The prompt required them to connect course content and a relevant Biblical principle.
 
Question: How can you help your students use a relevant Biblical principle?
 
Answer: By having them reflect on their rough drafts. By having them reflect on the relevance of the Biblical principle they used.
 
Question: How can you do this?
 
Answer: By having your students coach each other by asking the following 5 questions:

1. What’s your thesis?
2. What Biblical principle did you use to support your thesis?
3. What’s satisfying/unsatisfying about the Biblical principle you used?
4. On a scale of 1-5 (5 being high), how relevant is the Biblical principle you used?
5. What question do you want to ask ____ (teacher’s name) about your Biblical principle?

Help your students use relevant Biblical principles. Use peer coaching. Today.

You just finished your peer coaching session. During your peer coaching session, your peer coach helped you to focus and work smart by asking questions, questions that provoked you to think. You really appreciate that your coach asks you questions, instead of giving advice—because getting asked questions really gets you thinking and helps you take responsibility to achieve your goals.

You think that using peer coaching with your students might help. And you’re thinking, “How could peer coaching help my students apply a Biblical perspective?”

To find out, explore the following list of 5 questions:

1. How can peer coaching help your students use relevant Biblical principles?
2. How can peer coaching help your students use relevant Bible verses?
3. How can peer coaching help your students include Biblical perspective in their thesis statements?
4. How can peer coaching help your students apply a Biblical perspective throughout their essays?
5. How can peer coaching help your students apply a Biblical perspective to issues?

Remember: The real question isn't "How could peer coaching help your students apply a Biblical perspective?" The real question is "How will you use peer coaching to help your students apply a Biblical perspective?"

Help your students apply a Biblical perspective. Use peer coaching. Today.


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