English I students (fourth and fifth period) worked on the next step in our phrase phase by covering the basic idea of the participle. It was a 10-minute introduction to the form (the -ing or -en form of the verb), and that was that. Tomorrow we’ll work on the...
English 8 students conducted their first real Socratic Seminar today, discussing a couple of events from Nightjohn, the novel we’re about to finish. Students were engaged, focused, and professional as they discussed the book. It was a sight that brought a smile...
English 8 students had their first practice Socratic Seminar today. We’ll be having a real one tomorrow on a more academic topic: today we went over the rules and discussed — heavy topic here — favorite snacks. English I students worked on a highly...
Today we had a Socratic Seminar on a simple but not-so-simple question: who is most culpable for the deaths that happen in Romeo and Juliet? Each table had a chance to make an argument, and then everyone engaged in a heated yet civilized discussion of who is to blame....
We had our first Socratic seminar this week. It’s so much different in such small classes. In one period, there were only eight students, which means four pairs. Four people talking doesn’t allow for animated discussion amongst eighth graders, you would think, but...
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