1. Announcements: To do Today:
Roots of Democracy:
Friday, September 12th
Announcements:
Notes Due NOW!!!
To do Today:
Socratic Seminar Training and Practice Round
Be Prepared:
Socratic Instructions
Packet Table of Contents and notes

2. World History Evidence: Classical Greece
Date
Title
Description of historical content 1)
8-25
Evidence: Classical Greece
Note-taking skills, brainstorm what you know about Greece, evidence about Greek geography 2)
The “Story” of Greece
Use the website and a map of your choice (on Skitch) to tell the story of Greece 3)
Crucible of Greece
SAP note-taking on movie (in class) 4)
9-3 +4
NearPod: Golden Age of Athens: WLZIP
NearPod in class 5)
NearPod: Geography of Greece: HBSFV
Take notes and complete the tasks on NearPod 6)
9-4
ACCESS
Work on TIMELINE and PERSIAN 7)
9-5
Greece: Lecture
Mrs. Craig Review lecture 8)
9-8
Greece Lecture
Mrs. Craig review lecture 9)
9-9
Greece: SPA
Lecture and Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
10)
Movie Clips and Discovery Philosophers
How the Written Word Transformed Humanity
110 Points All Notes
DUE FRIDAY

3. Socratic Seminar Sept. 12 2: Photo Historians 4: Written Historians
Take photos of the event
4: Written Historians
Record key details, phrases and flow of the conversation
10: Inside circle
Must have note card and tickets to speak
If you make a statement, be prepared to defend or clarify your thoughts
Rest of class: outside circle
Take notes, (on an index card) about the conversation, so you may reference the discussion once you are speaking inside the circle
Once someone on the inner circle speaks 3 times, you may switch places and move to the inner circle and participate in the conversation
Roles for seminar

4. Socratic Discussion The Art of Questioning
State your argument and support with details
Think about WHY you believe this
Examine the consequences of the argument
Students in the forum ask questions to gain clarity
Change the initial (general) statement to take any exceptions into account
What are the exceptions to the rule?
Challenge the new statement with another question
Respectfully ask questions for clarity and
Guidelines for the art of questioning, print on ¼ sheets. Print our for students.

5. Socratic Discussion Preparation
Prepare this document before the seminar begins.
The Greatest Good is____________________.
I believe this because: 1)___________________________________________2)___________________________________________3)___________________________________________
The consequences or implications of this idea are: ________________________________________________________________________________________
Exceptions to the rule may be: ________________________________________________________________________________________
Print back to back with, Personal Summary of Discussion.
Students fill out before the day of the discussion

6. Socratic Discussion Personal Summary
Complete this document after the seminar is complete.
Details or arguments that caused me to change my mind or clarified my thoughts about my statement: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
My refined statement:
What is the greatest good? ________________________________________________________________________________________
I believe this is true because ________________________________________________________________________________________

7. Participation Ticket Participation Ticket Participation Ticket
Name: _________________________________ Statement: _____________________________
Participation Ticket
Name: _________________________________ Statement: _____________________________
Cut these into three strips. Students submit three of these tickets during discussion (10 points) for participation
Participation Ticket
Name: _________________________________ Statement: _____________________________