Students will initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative

discourse including one-on-one, small and whole group discussions as well as

teacher led discussions through pair and shares, turn-and-talks, socratic seminar,
philosophical chairs and whole class discussion in order to prepare for upcoming
writing topics.

Analyze why . . .

Does the author support the notion that . . .

Interpret what is meant by “insert quote” . . .

How does ____________________affect the tone the author

creates?

Evaluate the effectiveness of the author’s use of

_____________________________.

1)Question can be answered in multiple ways using the

text.

2)Question has no right or wrong or one word answer.

3)There is a purpose to the question. It has relevancy or

a reason that you can articulate.
Discussion:

--Partner up with someone. That will be your tag team.

--One will start in the inner discussion circle while the
other is in the observation circle behind. You may tag
team and switch at any time or when a leader calls
switch.
--Discussion should be around the text and use evidence
directly from the text.

Leaders will:

--Run the discussion

--Ask follow-up questions
--Ask for textual references
--Move on to a new question
--Make sure there is a fair chance for everyone to speak
--Call tag-team at any time
--Give participants the opportunity to talk to their
partner or someone next to them prior to responding
Socratic Grading:

A
Participate by introducing a new point not from class or
the discussion and supporting it with original evidence.
These responses will allow for some type of relevant
insight or a different perspective.
B
Participate by agreeing or disagreeing with others or
restating a point from class or the discussion and using
additional text evidence to support your reasoning.
C
Participate by agreeing or disagreeing with others or
restating a point all with reasoning.

*****The only way to fail a socratic is to not participate

at all. It is a performance based task, so you must
contribute through speaking.