How does the teacher’s use of an oral language participation structure advance instruction and students’ learning?

When viewing video clips regarding any participation structure* in the Oral Language Development site, what did the teacher specifically do to enhance instruction, and how did students use the structure to process and communicate their learning?

If you would like to review actual video clip examples, please explore the OLD site, returning here to share your insights.

* Participation structures include: Brainstorm, Elaboration, Paraphrase, Turn and Talk, Write-Pair-Share