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...
English I Honors students conducted a Socratic Seminar on the question of who had the most power, Calypso or Odysseus. Students used information from five sources to make their determinations and construct their arguments. English 8 students worked on their Friday...
English 8 students had their first Socratic Seminar about “Thank You, Ma’am.” Both fifth and sixth periods did a fine job, but sixth period’s seminar was perhaps the best first-time seminar I’ve ever seen. English I Honors students went...
English 8 students went over one more word from the article of the week before transitioning to one of the most enjoyable activities we do: the Socratic Seminar. Today we only had time to get everything in place and go over what we’re to do. English I Honors...
English I Honors students worked on 5.3 a little more, looking at the 1996 re-visioning of the final scene, in which the director makes significant changes from the original text. We finished up yesterday’s Socratic Seminar and added a new topic: which version...
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