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Yesterday the Honors Language Arts students took part in Socratic Seminars<\/a>\u00a0(Photo Credit: Mr. Adam Martin, DHS Principal) to discuss complex themes and ideas in John Knowles’ novel\u00a0A Separate Peace<\/em>.<\/p>\n Students were responsible for engaging in critical thinking and collaborative conversations surrounding questions such as “What was the effect of war on Gene?” and “How is this novel essentially a psychological tale?”<\/p>\n Students assessed each other on their ability to analyze, reasoning, cite textual evidence, listen closely, and promote discourse in their groups.<\/p>\n After each seminar, I asked students to select MVP’s in their group. \u00a0Here are the names of the students who “stood out” during the Socratic Seminars:<\/p>\n 4th hour – Group 1<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Maxine M. – MVP<\/p>\n Mohamed W. – MVP<\/p>\n Kara P. – Honorable Mention<\/p>\n 4th hour – Group 2<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Wafa J. – MVP<\/p>\n Riley T. – MVP<\/p>\n Mariam B. – Honorable Mention<\/p>\n Adam C. – Honorable Mention<\/p>\n Chase C. – Honorable Mention<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6th hour – Group 1<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Samantha M. – MVP<\/p>\n Adam I. – MVP<\/p>\n Benjamin C. – Honorable Mention<\/p>\n 6th hour – Group 2<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Maya L. – MVP<\/p>\n Brendan H. – MVP<\/p>\n Lauren H. – Honorable Mention<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I had invited the administrative team to observe the students in action – here’s what Mrs.\u00a0Jebril, DHS assistant principal, had to say,\u00a0“It was so refreshing to observe students actively engaged in collaborative conversations using text evidence and taking the initiative to keep the dialogue focused…\u00a0It was also great to see students providing their peers with feedback.”<\/p>\n (Thank you to Mr. Martin,\u00a0Mrs.\u00a0Osinski, and Mrs. Lintner for also passing by!)<\/p>\n Students: If you could please take the time to answer this quick survey<\/a>\u00a0about the Socratic Seminar process, I would appreciate it.<\/p>\n Today we are finishing our\u00a0A Separate Peace<\/em> unit with a summative exam. \u00a0Thank you for reading!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yesterday the Honors Language Arts students took part in Socratic Seminars\u00a0(Photo Credit: Mr. Adam Martin, DHS Principal) to discuss complex themes and ideas in John…<\/p>\n