Transcript The Outsiders Socratic Seminar.pptx

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.
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.”
SOCRATIC SEMINAR: THE FORMAT
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
SOCRATIC SEMINAR:
THE TEACHER’S ROLE
• FACILITATOR, NOT DIRECTOR
• STAYS NEUTRAL AND GIVES NO
RESPONSE
• KEEPS THE DISCUSSION MOVING
SOCRATIC SEMINAR:
THE STUDENTS’ ROLE
• PREPARED FOR THE DISCUSSION
• LISTENS, THINKS CRITICALLY, AND
RESPONDS
• STAYS ACTIVELY ENGAGED AND
PARTICIPATE
• RESPECTS ALL PARTICIPANTS
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
DRIVING QUESTIONS
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WHAT ARE THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF CONFORMITY/NONCONFORMITY?
HOW DOES A PERSON’S RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS OR HER PEERS AFFECT THE PERSON HE OR SHE
BECOMES?
AFTER READING THE BOOK, WHY DO YOU THINK SE HINTON CHOSE THE OUTSIDERS AS THE TITLE?
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE AN OUTSIDER?
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?
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?
HOW IS THE BOOK A CALL TO ACTION?