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Socratic Seminars

Socratic Seminars. A choice assignment. Socratic Seminar Elements. Socrates believed in teaching students how to think instead of what to think. Discussion based lessons in replace of memorization .

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Socratic Seminars

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  1. Socratic Seminars A choice assignment

  2. Socratic Seminar Elements • Socrates believed in teaching students how to think instead of what to think. • Discussion based lessons in replace of memorization

  3. After choosing partners, students will choose an abstract idea from one of the following ideas on the next slide (or possibly an independent idea pending teacher’s approval) and create a discussion revolving around the issue.

  4. Topics for Discussion

  5. What You Will Need to Do: • Find an academic article related to your issue and share it with your classmates. • Create a presentation of your issue -With perhaps images, text, and video -(5-7 slides). • Cite sources (MLA Works Cited Page).

  6. Point Value: 40 (for each student)

  7. Scoring Guide

  8. Basic Seminar • Prep • Find/choose a topic of interest • Choose an article for discussion • Create questions • Seminar • Discussion and question • Reflection • individually

  9. Article Discussion Points • React/comment to statements made by the writer. • Connect the text to self, other texts, art, economics, science, philosophy, history, culture, politics, society, and contemporary issues. • Question something unclear, writer’s bias, or implications of events • Define a complicated word based on context clues • Discuss the importance of key events and explain its significance • Analyze the writer’s style (diction and syntax). • Predict where you see the issue going. • Evaluate the author’s point of view and offer your opinion. • Compare and contrast the events with other related texts

  10. Opening Questions • Open-ended (no “right” answer) • Lead to generate discussion • Helps deepen understanding of ideas • Supported Solutions • No “yes/no” or single response questions

  11. A Good Seminar • Know the topic and your angle • Include thought provoking questions • Be confident • Participate

  12. The Text • Reliable resources • Literature, history, science, philosophy, math, health, art, music, culture, sociology • No right or wrong answers • Make it thought provoking

  13. The Question • Opening question • Provoke the audience’s curiosity • Allow them to speculate, evaluate, define, • ASK QUESTIONS

  14. The Leader • Establish a direction • Promotes discussion • Actively engages the audience

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