Summer Reading: Honors 10th

Day Three: Socratic Seminar Discussion Why? Assess your public speaking and literary analysis ability X______________________________X Too quiet Perfect Participation Too talkative

Summer Reading Assessment This presentation will answer three important questions: Why did you ask us to do summer reading? What do we have to do now? How will we be graded?

Socratic Seminar: Graded on Effort Rubric for Excellence  Faux Paus  Has book in class and refers to actual quotes to support answers Analyzes plot and ideas as well as the language and literary conventions the author uses to communicate those ideas Appears to actually enjoy and learn from the discussion Asking relevant questions Makes eye contact Returning to the question or ideas presented earlier that can be capitalized on Avoiding “I” statements Not talking at all Dominating the conversation or disparaging others or their ideas Factual inaccuracies Slang or generally informal language Stating unsupported opinions Raising hands Avoiding eye contact Restating, or mentioning, an online summary of the text such as Spark Notes or Schmoop, etc. Using “I think …” a lot

Socratic Seminar Criteria Excellence: The well-prepared group appears to enjoy themselves during a discussion of the text’s literal and figurative significance, dominant literary techniques, historical context, and cultural implications. Outside research and inquisitive questions show a genuine interest in the text. Respect between group members is obvious. Students have marked-up copies of the text with them. Orderly, professional paperwork is submitted by each group member after discussion.

Socratic Seminar Structure You won’t know the questions ahead of time because I don’t want you to freak out and spend ten hours prepping for this first discussion Block is divided into four groups of 15 and each group will answer three questions about their book during their fishbowl-style seminar Both block teachers will assess your Socratic Seminars regardless of the topic