Socratic SeminarLSM

Agenda

•Anticipatory Set (Fakebook)•Intro to Socratic Seminars (Animoto)•The Elements of Socratic Seminars •The Role of the Leader•Socratic Seminar between us•Debriefing

anticipatory set

Fakebook Updatehttp://www.classtools.net/fb/10/3ZGZ4L

http://animoto.com/play/2C0z8S619HzzsOnmp2MY8w

The 4 Elements• The Text- needs to be engaging, controversial, and/or able to incite emotional dialogue

• The Question- Start with an open-ended question that is provided by the leader or the participants

• The Leader- Needs to play a dual role as a facilitator and a participant. The leader MUST start the Seminar with either his/her own or participant question that is sure to captivate the others.

• The Participants-Study the text closely, listen actively, share ideas, and cite evidence. Do NOT raise hands!

Role of the Leader• Know the text well• Have a series of open-ended questions at hand• Rely heavily on student generated questions• Have no predetermined agenda. Each one is

unique!• Be respectful and an active listener• Facilitate discussion between the participants

ensuring that it is student-centered• Model effective questions, answers, comments• Encourage students to keep the discussion

focused on the text

1.Number the paragraphs 2. Circle key words as you read 3. Underline facts or claims

by the author.1)Opening questions need

to stem from the context (What is

the theme of____? Is it

better to be____ or____?What

significance is this to____? What might be other

good titles? What are the

assumptions of this text?What

well-known people are like____?)

2)Core questions need to be content-

specific. (How or why? If ___ is true, then____?Based on paragraph___, what

do you think the author means?)

3)Closing questions need

to establish relevance, real

world connections,

and relate to the lives of

participants. (How does this

connect to ____? What are the implications?)

Socratic Seminar Closure

• 1. What was the best point made during the seminar?

• 2. What ideas did you agree with?

• 3. What ideas did you disagree with?

• 4.What questions were left unanswered?

• 5. What did you contribute to the discussion?

• 6. What do you wish you had said in the discussion?

• 7. Who were the best contributors to the discussion?

• 8. What is your overall evaluation of the seminar?

Tiered Option for grading

LEVEL 1 GATHERING

-Write a 5 sentence paragraph throughout the class describing what you learned. It must be specific. (No “abouts”)

-Which of your classmates is participating a lot today?

-Write one thing you learned from your classmates.

-Write a question that one of your peers had today.

-Describe the tone of one of your classmates’voice as they ask their questions.

-Pick one of your classmates and do a bubble map describing their performance today using adjectives such as “confident voice”, “polite,” etc. (4-5 bubbles)

-What mistakes, misunderstandings, or successes did you have today?

LEVEL 2 PROCESSING

-Which one of your classmates could you relate to the most today? (based on questions,

answers, or comments)

-Make an analogy either on paper for the quiet folks or vocally for you extroverts. ( I will sign off in this spot if you say it)

-Pick any two classmates and do a venn diagram based on their questions, answers,

comments.

-What could be learned from the reading that was not directly stated? Explain.

-Draw a picture of something you learned today.

LEVEL 3 APPLYING

-Who do you think had the best questions today? Explain and be specific. (2 sentences)

-Who do you think had the best answers/comments? Explain and be specific. (2 sentences)

-What do you predict others learned from today's Socratic Seminar?

-If any of the people from the reading were here, how might they view your questions, answers,

comments? Explain.

-Overall, what content was the most relevant (important) in today's society?

exit ticket

http://wallwisher.com/wall/socraticseminarlsm