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Explanation:
AVID Socratic Seminar
Socrates, a Classical Greek philosopher, was convinced that the surest way to attain
reliable knowledge was through the practice of disciplined conversation. He called
this method dialectic, meaning the art or practice of examining opinions or ideas
logically, often by the method of question and answer, so as to determine their validity.
The Socratic method of teaching is based on Socrates' theory that it is more important
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Students are given opportunities to "examine" a common piece of text, whether it is in the form of a
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Dialogue is exploratory and involves the suspension of biases and prejudices. Discussion/debate
Participants in a Socratic Seminar respond to one another with respect by carefully listening
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BEFORE SOCRATIC SEMINAR
to enable students to think for themselves than to merely fill their heads with "right"
answers. A Socratic Seminar is a method to try to understand information by creating a dialectic
class in regards to a specific text. In a Socratic Seminar, participants seek deeper understanding
complex ideas in the text through rigorously thoughtful dialogue. This process encourages
divergent thinking rather than convergent.
novel, poem, art print, or piece of music. After "reading" the common text "like a love letter",
several questions are posed -- primarily open-ended, world connection, universal theme, and
literary analysis questions. Such questions allow students to think critically, analyze multiple
meanings in text, and express ideas with clarity and confidence. After all, a certain degree of
emotional safety is felt by participants when they understand that this format is based on dialo
and not discussion/debate.
is a transfer of information designed to win an argument and bring closure. Americans are great at
discussion/debate. We do not dialogue well. However, once teachers and students learn to
dialogue, they find that the ability to ask meaningful questions that stimulate thoughtful
interchanges of ideas is more important than "the answer."
instead of interrupting. Students are encouraged to "paraphrase" essential elements of anoth
ideas before responding, either in support of or in disagreement. Members of the dialogue look
each other in the "eyes" and use each other names. This simple act of socialization reinforces
appropriate behaviors and promotes team building.
1. Read the text and “Talk to the Text” (10 pts)
2. Fill out the Socratic Seminar Preparation Worksheet
3. Fill out the Socratic Seminar Questions Worksheet (10 pts)
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eminar Preparation Worksheet, and Socratic Seminar Questions
2. rticipate in a dialogue during the Socratic Seminar. (30 pts)
RING SOCRATIC SEMINAR
1. Have Text, Socratic S
Worksheet out on your desk.
If in the inner circle, you will pa
3. If in the outer circle, you will be assigned a partner that you will observe when they are in
the inner circle. Fill out the observation form. You must turn in the form that you filled out
for your partner. (20 pts)
AFTER SOCRATIC SEMINAR
1. Socratic Seminar Debrief
2. Socratic Reflective Writing (10 pts)
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(10 pts)
(10 pts)
Underlined papers must be stapled and turned in (in the order above). (100 pts total)
