1. WELCOME! 1. PICK UP YOUR BENCHMARK FROM THE ROUND TABLE. 2. OPEN THE “TEEN ISSUES” ARTICLES YOU RESEARCHED YESTERDAY. 3. YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES TO CONTINUE RESEARCHING.

2. LEARNING TARGET  WE WILL UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS AND PURPOSE OF SOCRATIC SEMINARS.  I WILL KNOW I AM SUCCESSFUL WHEN I CAN PREPARE QUALITY ANSWERS TO THE GUIDING QUESTIONS THAT DEMONSTRATE HIGHER ORDER THINKING AND PROVIDE TEXT EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT MY THINKING.

3. WHAT IS A SOCRATIC SEMINAR? “A SOCRATIC SEMINAR IS A SCHOLARLY DISCUSSION OF AN ESSENTIAL QUESTION IN WHICH STUDENT OPINIONS ARE SHARED, PROVEN, REFUTED, AND REFINED THROUGH DIALOGUE WITH OTHER STUDENTS.”

4. SOCRATIC SEMINAR: THE FORMAT

5. SOCRATIC SEMINAR: THE GUIDELINES 1. THE GROUP SITS IN A CIRCLE 2. ONLY STUDENTS WHO HAVE PREPARED MAY PARTICIPATE 3. BE FLEXIBLE AND ALLOW THE DISCUSSION TO FLOW 4. STUDENTS SHOW MUTUAL RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER 5. ONE STUDENT SPEAKS AT A TIME 6. ALLOW FOR POST-SEMINAR REFLECTION

6. SOCRATIC SEMINAR: THE TEACHER’S ROLE FACILITATOR, NOT DIRECTOR STAYS NEUTRAL AND GIVES NO RESPONSE KEEPS THE DISCUSSION MOVING

7. SOCRATIC SEMINAR: THE STUDENTS’ ROLE PREPARED FOR THE DISCUSSION LISTENS, THINKS CRITICALLY, AND RESPONDS STAYS ACTIVELY ENGAGED AND PARTICIPATE RESPECTS ALL PARTICIPANTS

9. SOCRATIC SEMINAR PREP WORK PREPARATION READ AND ANALYZE THE OUTSIDERS RESEARCH GANGS RESEARCH TEEN ISSUES/LOCATE ARTICLES AND CURRENT EVENTS PREPARE ANSWERS TO DRIVING QUESTIONS IN JOURNALS. BE SURE TO PROVIDE TEXTUAL SUPPORT/EVIDENCE FOR EACH QUESTION. RESOURCES THE OUTSIDERS NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY RESEARCHED ARTICLES/CURRENT EVENTS

10. DRIVING QUESTIONS 1. WHAT ARE THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF CONFORMITY/NONCONFORMITY? 2. HOW DOES A PERSON’S RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS OR HER PEERS AFFECT THE PERSON HE OR SHE BECOMES? 3. AFTER READING THE BOOK, WHY DO YOU THINK SE HINTON CHOSE THE OUTSIDERS AS THE TITLE? WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE AN OUTSIDER? 4. THE SOCS AND THE GREASERS FACE MANY SIGNIFICANT ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE NOVEL. HOW ARE THE ISSUES TODAY’S TEENS FACE DIFFERENT FROM OR SIMILAR TO THESE ISSUES? 5. SOCS AND GREASERS ARE SEPARATE GROUPS BASED ON MANY THINGS: BACKGROUNDS, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND BELIEFS. WHY DO YOU THINK PEOPLE DIVIDE THEMSELVES UP IN A SOCIETY? 6. HOW IS THE BOOK A CALL TO ACTION?