Your Class Has Just Returned from Lunch

Multiple Choice

Your class has just returned from lunch.Although all your students are in their seats, they are busily chattering and having difficulty focusing their attention on the next lesson.Which one of the following strategies is most consistent with the recommendations in the textbook regarding effective strategies for reducing undesirable behaviours?

A) Ignore the behaviour and proceed with the lesson, assuming that your students will settle down within a few minutes.
B) Ridicule those students who are talking the loudest.
C) Let students know that their behaviour is unacceptable by flicking the light switch.
D) Tell your students that if they do not settle down, you will give them a difficult homework assignment.