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Let’s
SOAPSTone!
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Speaker
Who is the voice that tells
the story?
Let’s
SOAPSTone!
Occasion (Motivation)
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What is the time and place of the
piece – the context that
encouraged the writing to
happen?
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Why was the author motivated to
write this?
Let’s
SOAPSTone!
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Audience
Who is the audience – the
(group) of readers to whom
this piece of directed?
Let’s
SOAPSTone!
Purpose
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Why was this text written?
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“What does the speaker want
the audience to think or do as a
result of reading this text?”
Let’s
SOAPSTone!
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Subject
What are the general topic,
content, and ideas contained
in the text?
Let’s
SOAPSTone!
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Tone
What is the attitude of the
author?
Let’s
SOAPSTone!
•
Speaker
Who is the voice that tells
the story?
Let’s
SOAPSTone!
Occasion (Motivation)
•
What is the time and place of the
piece – the context that
encouraged the writing to
happen?
•
Why was the author motivated to
write this?
Let’s
SOAPSTone!
•
Audience
Who is the audience – the
(group) of readers to whom
this piece of directed?
Let’s
SOAPSTone!
Purpose
•
Why was this text written?
•
“What does the speaker want
the audience to think or do as a
result of reading this text?”
Let’s
SOAPSTone!
•
Subject
What are the general topic,
content, and ideas contained
in the text?
Let’s
SOAPSTone!
•
Tone
What is the attitude of the
author?
Socratic Seminar!
Dialogue versus debate
**The
purpose of
Socratic
Seminar is
to expand
our ideas
and engage
in dialogue,
not to
debate and
try to come
to a
conclusion
Dialogue is…
Debate is…
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About proving others
wrong
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Close-minded
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About defending
beliefs/assumptions
Keeping an open mind
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About respecting
participants
Belittling or demeaning
others
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Having one right answer
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Collaborative
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About understanding
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Listening for deeper
meaning
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The texts
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Chosen for richness in
ideas, issues, and values
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Used to stimulate
conversation
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Raises important questions
The questions
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No right/wrong answers
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Leads back to the text to
evaluate, speculate, define,
and clarify issues
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Responses to questions
lead to more questions!
The participants
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Listen actively
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Share your ideas and
questions in response to
the ideas and questions
from others
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Use evidence in the text to
support your ideas
Socratic Seminar Group
Guidelines
Listen
No one can speak while someone else is speaking.
Build
Speakers must try to build on what others say, not
debate their views.
Refer to the Text
Speakers must refer directly to the section of the
text from which their ideas come rather than
making general comments or observations.
D ISCUSSION
DEBRIEF
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What ideas did you agree with?
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What ideas did you disagree with?
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What questions were left unanswered?
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What did you contribute to the discussion?
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Who were the top three contributors to the
discussion?
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What is your overall evaluation of the seminar?
R EFERENCES
http://techpenta.com/hospital/monty-neill
http://attheagora.blogspot.com/2009/11/figure-drawing-from-1990s.html
http://www.gradethenews.org/commentaries/fairtrials.htm