Who Is Responsible for Notes?

Who Is Responsible for Notes?

by | Jan 8, 2014 | English I Honors, Update

Today in first and fourth periods our groups got our arguments together and we completed the Socratic Seminar. The majority of first period agreed on Friar Lawrence and fourth had Capulet and Montague. Tomorrow we’ll have the semester exam. Second and seventh...

Responsibility and Research

by | Jan 6, 2014 | English I Honors, Update

First and fourth periods began the new year preparing for a Socratic Seminar tomorrow on the question of who is ultimately responsible for Juliet’s faked death. We’ll be finishing this up tomorrow (theoretically) before moving on to act five, finishing up...

Socratic Traditions

by | Sep 27, 2013 | English I Honors, Update

First and fourth periods continued their Socratic Seminars on the n-word, with the coaches and speakers switching roles. Second and seventh periods had Socratic Seminars looking at the question of tradition. HomeworkEnglish I Honors:  Leave a post on your...

Delicate Discussion and Traditions

by | Sep 26, 2013 | English I Honors, Update

Today first and fourth periods had a Socratic Seminar on “the n-word.” This word, so offensive and yet so prevalent in culture, appears multiple times in To Kill a Mockingbird and we were practicing our formal discussion skills (the Speech/Listening...
Socratic Seminars Everywhere

Socratic Seminars Everywhere

by | Sep 18, 2013 | English I Honors, Update

All classes worked on Socratic Seminars today. For second and seventh periods, it was their first time. We went over the rules and then had a seminar on an easy topic to help students get accustomed to this way of working. This slideshow requires JavaScript. Today in...