1. Topic-
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Socratic Seminar PowerPoint
Procedures, Rules, and Example |
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2. Content-
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Kipling and Labouchere op-ed poems.
Socratic Seminar, dialogue, discussion, debate, feedback form, critical
reflective essay. |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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1. To produce a viable example of a Socratic seminar.
2. For students to discourse through dialogue and debate a deeper
understanding of text.
3. For students to be observed by fellow peers.
4. To write a critical reflective piece based on feedback. |
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4. Objectives-
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1. To stay focused on academic subject for 10 minutes.
2. To provide informative feedback to peers.
3. To feel "safe" to share ideas and arrive at a consensus with peers. |
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5. Materials and Aids-
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| Poems from Kipling, Labouchere, posting of rules, timer for 10 min
flip inner to outer, elmo, projectorm, name plates, coffee, donuts |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
1. FCIM ADVERBS QUIZ
2. PowerPoint on Socratic Seminar students take Cornell notes on. |
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B. Development-
| View PowerPoint on example Socratic seminar. |
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C. Practice-
Students sat in formation today as they watched an explanatory video
on Socratic seminar then watched a class perform one.
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D. Independent Practice-
1. Students developed a list of questions, world question, open-ended,
close-ended, thematic, and literary analysis question based on poem.
2. Students read and annotated poem plus had breakout sessions discussing
ideas about poems. |
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E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
1. Time,
2. Team,
3. Visual set of instructions
4. Tactile writing notes
5. Auditory listening to video demonstration of Socratic seminar
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F. Checking for understanding-
| Q & A after PowerPoint presentation |
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G. Closure-
| Went over rules again for Socratic seminar |
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7. Evaluation-
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1. Did they actually perform well?
2. Students will view video of Socratic seminar and include this playback
in critical reflective essay |
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8. Teacher Reflection-
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| I think the sample Socratic seminars went well. Students seemed
to understand concept and ask questions. |
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