SOCRATIC SEMINAR

1. Rotating Fish Bowl Style
1. Groups A-B (20 minutes)
2. Groups B-C (20 minutes)
3. Groups C-D (20 minutes)
4. Groups D-A (20 minutes)
5. Open Discussion (20 minutes)
6. Individual Freewrite in comp book, Label “Seminar Freewrite”) (20 minutes):  What are your main takeaways from today’s seminar?  How did the group’s discussion impact your perspective?  Did you gain any new insights or direction for your in-class essay? What new questions do you have?

FREEWRITE 

(finish as homework if you didn't in class!)

1. What are your main takeaways from today’s seminar?  
2. How did the group’s discussion impact your perspective?  
3. Did you gain any new insights or direction for your in-class essay? 
4. What new questions do you have?

SEMINAR SELF-ASSESSMENT 

(as homework, due Friday morning before class)

1. Self-Assess:  Using the seminar rubric, please give yourself a grade according to the criteria.  Write one paragraph explaining why you deserve that grade, using criteria from the rubric as evidence.
2. Self-critique:  What did you do well in today’s seminar?  What do you think you can work on in future seminars?
3. TURN THIS IN ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM!