Socratic Seminar

Outliers

1.

What is a socratic

seminar?

Socratic seminars

� Originated with a man named Socrates, who was a Greek philosopher.

� He developed a method of discussion that encourages a dialogue by asking questions about a text.

� There are no “wrong” answers. � Information comes in the form of

thoughtful questions that lead to other thoughtful questions.

Dialogue

� Collaborative: multiple sides working towards an understanding

� Listening to understand, to make meaning, and to find common ground

� Enlarges and possibly changes a participant’s point of view

� Open-minded

SOCRATIC

Debate vs. Dialogue

Debate

� Oppositional: two opposing sides trying to prove each other wrong

� Listening to find flaws, to spot differences, to counter arguments

� Affirms a participant’s point of view and defends those opinions

� Close minded

What does it look like?

Socratic Seminar Example

What do the students do well in this example?What could be improved?

2.

What are the ground

rules?

Rules for the socratic seminar

The classroom will be arranged in two concentric circles. You will be assigned to either circle A or circle B. � Inner Circle

○ Ask questions○ Participate in discussion○ Refer to text

� Outer Circle○ Participate in ACADEMIC discussion through Today’s Meet○ Respond to inner circle

■ Ask questions■ Build on discussion

Rules for the socratic seminar

� Be prepared� Do not raise hand� Allow others to voice opinions� Monitor your airtime� Invite others to speak� Use sentence frames to respond

3.

How will i be graded?

Grading

Summative assessment

Prep Work

1. Answer class questions2. Create TWO Questions3. Answer class questions

and questions you have created

4. Refer to text in answers

50 points

Participation

You must participate at least THREE times in the inner circle.

� Participation means meaningful contributions: asking questions, referring to text, offering insights

30 points

Reflection and Outer Circle

1. Participation in outer circle conversation in an ACADEMIC manner. No text speak, insulting others, etc.

2. Reflection is completed thoroughly and thoughtfully

20 points

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Big concept

Bring the attention of your audience over a key concept using icons or illustrations

In two or three columns

Yellow

Is the color of gold, butter and ripe lemons. In the spectrum of visible light, yellow is found between green and orange.

Blue

Is the colour of the clear sky and the deep sea. It is located between violet and green on the optical spectrum.

Red

Is the color of blood, and because of this it has historically been associated with sacrifice, danger and courage.

A picture is worth a thousand words

A complex idea can be conveyed with just a single still image, namely making it possible to absorb large amounts of data quickly.

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Use big

image.

Use charts to explain your ideas

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And tables to compare data

A B C

Yellow 10 20 7

Blue 30 15 10

Orange 5 24 16

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Let’s review some concepts

YellowIs the color of gold, butter and ripe lemons. In the spectrum of visible light, yellow is found between green and orange.

BlueIs the colour of the clear sky and the deep sea. It is located between violet and green on the optical spectrum.

RedIs the color of blood, and because of this it has historically been associated with sacrifice, danger and courage.

YellowIs the color of gold, butter and ripe lemons. In the spectrum of visible light, yellow is found between green and orange.

BlueIs the colour of the clear sky and the deep sea. It is located between violet and green on the optical spectrum.

RedIs the color of blood, and because of this it has historically been associated with sacrifice, danger and courage.

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