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...

Socratic Quizlet

Third and fourth periods had Socratic Seminars to discuss the question of who is responsible for Juliet’s “death” (i.e., her faked death). Fifth and sixth periods worked on Quizlet, getting accounts set up for class sets. HomeworkEnglish 8: use...