1. It’s Socratic Seminar Day! (SORRY, NO P.C.R. READING TODAY) 1.Pick a partner—the most prepared starts inside the circle, the other partner sits directly behind. 2.Get out your 2 marked-up articles, your “4 Questions” sheet, and your piece of evidence. 3.People in the inside circle need a puzzle piece, people in the outer circle need a blue ½-sheet evaluation form. 4.Get ready to pay attention to instructions…

2. How it works… Inside circle—toss your puzzle piece into the center once you’ve participated. (You can still speak after tossing in your puzzle piece.) Inside circle—toss your puzzle piece into the center once you’ve participated. (You can still speak after tossing in your puzzle piece.) Asking a question Asking a question Clarifying another person’s opinion Clarifying another person’s opinion Building off of another person’s point Building off of another person’s point Respectfully disagreeing with someone’s point of view Respectfully disagreeing with someone’s point of view Outside circle—evaluate your partner honestly. YOU are being graded on how well you evaluate your partner. Take notes for your turn in the circle. Outside circle—evaluate your partner honestly. YOU are being graded on how well you evaluate your partner. Take notes for your turn in the circle. We’ll switch halfway through. We’ll switch halfway through.

3. Rules Do not raise your hand. Do not raise your hand. Do not interrupt others or speak disrespectfully. Do not interrupt others or speak disrespectfully. Direct your comments to the other students. Direct your comments to the other students. Support your opinions with evidence from the text. Support your opinions with evidence from the text. Times of silence are normal. Times of silence are normal. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. This is an exploration, not a debate. This is an exploration, not a debate. There may be no “right” answer. There may be no “right” answer.

4. The Essential Question Our discussion can take many directions, and that’s fine. But we need one main question to guide our exploration of the topic. Our discussion can take many directions, and that’s fine. But we need one main question to guide our exploration of the topic. Our essential question for this Socratic Seminar will be… Our essential question for this Socratic Seminar will be… Is reality television harmful?

5. Now it’s time to switch! Outside goes inside, inside goes out. Same partners. Outside goes inside, inside goes out. Same partners. Inside circle needs a puzzle piece Inside circle needs a puzzle piece Outside circle needs a blue evaluation form Outside circle needs a blue evaluation form

6. Rules Do not raise your hand. Do not raise your hand. Do not interrupt others or speak disrespectfully. Do not interrupt others or speak disrespectfully. Direct your comments to the other students. Direct your comments to the other students. Support your opinions with evidence from the text. Support your opinions with evidence from the text. Times of silence are normal. Times of silence are normal. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. This is an exploration, not a debate. This is an exploration, not a debate. There may be no “right” answer. There may be no “right” answer.

7. The Essential Question Our discussion can take many directions, and that’s fine. But we need one main question to guide our exploration of the topic. Our discussion can take many directions, and that’s fine. But we need one main question to guide our exploration of the topic. Our essential question for this Socratic Seminar will be… Our essential question for this Socratic Seminar will be… Is reality television harmful?

8. Still time? I want the rest of our topics to come from YOU I want the rest of our topics to come from YOU Think about something you want to discuss in this class Think about something you want to discuss in this class Write your ideas on a post-it note and stick them to the Smartboard. Write your ideas on a post-it note and stick them to the Smartboard. You don’t have to include your name. You don’t have to include your name.