If you are looking for a way of fostering a class discussion in the spirit of Socrates, this article can help! Open-ended questioning has a way of getting the creative juices flowing and everyone involved engaged. Read on to learn more about this effective classroom method.
If you are looking for a way of fostering a class discussion in the spirit of Socrates, this article can help! Open-ended questioning has a way of getting the creative juices flowing and everyone involved engaged. Read on to learn more about this effective classroom method.
If you are looking for a way of fostering a class discussion in the spirit of Socrates, this article can help! Open-ended questioning has a way of getting the creative juices flowing and everyone involved engaged. Read on to learn more about this effective classroom method.
Contains: an explanation of Socratic Seminars, PLUS a pdf of the norms to post on your wall (or digitally), as well as questions to discuss that apply to multiple topics, a reflection activity and "compliment cards." Socratic Seminars are conversations between students where there are questions to be discussed after reading a fiction or nonfiction text, and students are “safe” to share thoughts and ideas without the fear of getting the “wrong answer.” It will help students to increase oral language, grow in their social emotional learning, achieve deeper understanding, and make deeper text connections. It takes students to the top of Bloom's because they are creating/formulating their own questions, answers, opinions, and ideas. The Internet is full of ideas for older students and how to use Socratic Seminars in the classroom. This guide is for younger kids! This product is not a complete training tool for teachers, but a guide. It will provide some "good for any story" focus questions and ideas to conduct the seminar. Starting Socratic Seminars in your classroom is not hard at all, so this may be all you need! However, you may want to read more on the subject, OR you can purchase some ready to go story questions here: For ready-to-go stories and questions, check out this product! :) https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Socratic-Seminar-Ready-Made-4458139 I have updated this product to include a reflection piece as well as compliment cards for students to share! For ready-to-go stories and questions, check out this product! :) https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Socratic-Seminar-Ready-Made-4458139 Here's a free rubric for your students! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Socratic-Seminar-Rubric-3760727
Use this resource to learn how to support integrating a station rotation model into your classroom.
Key Difference - Socratic Seminar vs Philosophical Chair Socratic seminar and philosophical chair are two dialectical methods that promote students’ crit
The socratic questioning process as an infographic - I think this will be most useful #edchat #ukedchat #questioning
Want to try Harkness discussions, but nervous about getting started? In this quick post, discover the three simple steps you need to get started with this dynamic discussion option for ELA.
Engage your students all year long with these activities for any novel (also works for short stories too)! This secondary ELA resource is filled with 32 novel activities that you can use before, during, and after reading any novel! These novel activities are perfect for a class novel study, independent reading projects, lit circles, and more! This resource includes multiple teacher instruction pages to help you seamlessly integrate these novel activities in your classroom, and it is organized into four sections: pre-reading, while reading, differentiated writing tasks, and after reading. These are the novel activities that are included: Section 1: Pre Reading Cornel Novel Notes Pre Reading Predictions Academic Vocabulary for teaching a novel Vocabulary Quiz w/ Answer Key Novel Terms Word Search Section 2: While Reading Story Prediction Chart Making Inferences Theme and Plot Analysis Story Elements Plot Structure Characterization Activities Figurative Language Chart Socratic Seminar Resources and Evaluation Form Section 3: Differentiated Writing Tasks These writing tasks ask students to write well-planned, thorough responses that are just one paragraph in length. They are differentiated to help young and/or struggling writers and readers, and actively guide students as they write. Grading rubrics and textual evidence organizers are included! Compare and Contrast Characters Direct and Indirect Characterization Mood Theme Conflict Tone Figurative Language Section 4: After Reading All post-reading assessments and assignments include a writing component and two different rubrics: one with preset points values and one with fill-in-the-blank points values. Comparing Theme to a Song Story Cube Novel Quilt (can also be turned into a bulletin board) Creative Comic Assignment Novel Group Research Project Prep is quick and easy... Just select which activities you want, print, and go. You'll be ready for an engaging literary-based activity! TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID… ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Stacey W. says, "My students and I found the resources in this bundle engaging and challenging and appreciated the variety and opportunities for some alternative assessments. There were clever ideas for reading checks and the layouts were well-designed and saved me a huge amount of planning time, as well as giving me some nice ideas for fun ways to demonstrate understanding." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jennifer R. says, "This is a great toolbox full of activities that you can incorporate into any novel that you teach. My students loved these and stayed engaged the whole time. I did most of these in centers in my high school classroom and had students rotate to the different ones. It worked out so great. One of the best I have bought!!!" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Brenda F. says, "I like the variety of activities. It allows me to focus on different ideas with each novel and match interests with assignments. This is a good buy." ___________________________________ You may also like… → Sticky Note Literary Analysis → Analyzing Literature Task Cards → Annotating Task Cards: nonfiction, fiction, and poetry ___________________________________ Helpful Advice: * Make sure you click the "follow" button next to my picture so you don’t miss out on sales and new resources * Please provide feedback on this resource. Doing so will help you earn TPT credits that you can apply toward future purchases! It’s like FREE TPT cash! © The Daring English Teacher, Inc. All rights reserved. License good for single-classroom use only.
Liven up your next Socratic Seminar with these fun games and strategies to get students talking about ANY text!
How to facilitate successful Socratic Seminars in the secondary ELA
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A graphic organizer to help students prepare for a Socratic seminar on the ethical use of animals in research. This graphic organizer has room for notes, arguments, and questions to ask during the seminar. This is for HL students taking IB Psychology, however, I do this seminar with SL and HL for a ...
Your new favorite teaching strategy: This pared-down version of learning stations keeps the movement, interactivity and variety while minimizing the prep work.