Socratic Seminars

Socratic Seminars

Both English I students and English 8  students conducted Socratic Seminars today. English I students discussed the short story “In the Family,” which is the next story in our short story/writing about literature intro unit. English 8 students discussed...

Trial and Socratic Seminar

English 8 students had a Socratic Seminar about whether or not it’s a good idea for people like Harriet Tubman, who had escaped slavery, to risk it all to go back to help others. We had a variety of opinions and a number of good points. English I Honors students...
Socratic Review

Socratic Review

English I students worked on a revised Socratic Seminar, repeating Friday’s discussion with some additional preparation completed over the weekend. English 8 students finished up the first portion of the Frederick Douglass text by going over annotations and...