Objective: I can actively participate in an evidenced-based discussion by speaking and/or writing evidence to support my or others’ answers to an essential question.
Language: I can access the quality of my participation by using the sentence stems:
- “Evidence that I achieve my goal is…”
- “To prepare for our next seminar I will…”
BW: Think/Write:
Essential Question: Has the use of cellphones in our school diminished the ability for substantial learning to occur?
BW Task: Find 2 pieces of evidence(1 for and 1 against) and write them down in your notebook. Mark the one for as +, and the one against as -.
Activities:
- Indpendent Study: Read the first skill in the “Exemplary” Column for “Analysis,” “Discussion,” and “Civility” of the Socratic Seminar Rubric. Notice the changes by the “Developing” Column.
- Independent Study: Select one of the three Focus Skills and write it as “my goal” in the appropriate space.
- Video: As you view Socratic Seminar in Action, list at least one piece of evidence for each of the three Focus Skills.
- Share Out: What did you notice?
- Socratic Discussion: As speakers in the inner circle make their points to agree and disagree, the outer circle students will mark evidence of the three Focus Skills for their respective speakers.
- Halftime Feedback: Outer Circle students will share their constructive criticism with the speakers.
- Independent Study: Students will ensure that they complete the line of “evidence that I achieved my goal” on the back of the Socratic Seminar Rubric.
- Debrief: Some speakers will share out: Accomplishments? Challenges?
- Whole-Class Consensus: Students will discuss and write down the “class goal” for the next Socratic Circle and how to “prepare” for the next one in the “Reflection and Goal Setting” form.