1. Socratic Seminar!!
A.k.a., best. Day. EVER!

2. Socratic WAAAT?? Student-led discussion about the text
Teacher grade and student grade
Students generate questions the day before

3. What NOT to write… Surface level questions
Questions simply about what happened
Questions answerable by one word or sentence
What was Scout’s real name?
What did Scout and Jem get for Christmas?
Questions that are not answerable through the text
If Scout could be a vegetable, what kind of vegetable would he be??

4. What TO write… Questions that make you think
Questions aimed to generate discussion (that are arguable)
You may ask a question which you already have an opinion on if you think that it will generate discussion
You may ask a question which you are legitimately wondering as long as you think it is answerable through the text
Examples:
What becomes more important to the characters in To Kill a mockingbird: doing what is right or defending one’s reputation? How do you know?