Socratic Reading

Socratic Reading

English 8 students began working on the first of three selections from The Circuit, Francisco Jiménez’s memoir of life as a migrant child. We read “Under the Wire,” the first chapter of the book, and worked on comprehension and discussion questions...
Socratic Odyssey

Socratic Odyssey

English 8 students went off-script a little today: we were supposed to start our next reading, “Under the Wire,” but as I read through students’ responses to the video we watched yesterday (“Harvest of Shame”), I realized we had an...
Socratic Paradox

Socratic Paradox

English I students conducted a Socratic seminar about the short stories “The Necklace” and “The Gift of the Magi.” We used the more formal paired alignment of the Socratic seminar, which we will use later in the year for more formal...
Socratic Seminars

Socratic Seminars

All classes conducted Socratic Seminars today. English I students discussed which character is ultimately responsible for the “death” of Juliet at the end of act 4. English 8 students discussed the reasons for changing the start time for high school...