DP ENG B Identities Unit Part 1-5

Wed 5 Feb – Socratic seminars
Why Do Socratic Seminars?

-To think out loud
-To share ideas
-To learn from each other
-To change our minds
Socratic seminar Preparation
Conversation between students

• Teacher only facilitator
• Read or watch prompt
• Write your own questions coming
after reading or watching
• Discuss
• Report to the other groups
IB Language B Guide
Identities
Possible topics and questions
• Lifestyles What is the individual’s role in
the community?
• Health and wellbeing • What role do rules and
• Beliefs and values regulations play
• Subcultures in the formation of a society?
• What role does language play
• Language and identity in a
society?
• What opportunities and
challenges does
the 21st-century workplace
bring?
Identity
mind map
Identity
mind map
Socratic seminars
3 texts – 3 groups
Prompts- Guiding questions
Answer and provide evidence

Text type?
Main idea?
Context?
Audience ?
Purpose?
Tone?
What questions do you ask yourself?
(I don’t know … I would like to know… What if …)
Socratic seminars
Do you agree with Calvin? Why? Why not?
Are conversations contests?
What are conversations?

What are conversations?
Common questions used during a Socratic seminar may include:
Examples
Where does that idea come Paris Hilton
from in the text? Where does the idea that Paris
What does this word or phrase Hilton is a comic genius come
mean? from?
Can you say that in another
way? Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
What do you think the author What does the phrase
is trying to say? “linguistic relativity” mean?
What else could that mean? ( the structure of a language
Who was the audience for this determines a native speaker's
text? perception and experience) in the
How does that shape our text “language determines our
interpretation of these words? experience of reality”
Who was the author of this
text? American Born Chinese
What do we know about What do you think the author
him/her? Gene Luen Yang is trying to
How does that shape our say?
understanding of these words?
ROUND 1
Socratic seminars 3 texts – 3 groups
Text type?
Main idea?
Context?
Audience ?
Purpose?
Tone?
ROUND 1
Text type?
Main idea?
Context?
Audience ?
Purpose?
Tone?
Connection with theme Identities
Fri 7 Feb
ROUND 2
Socratic seminars 3 texts (A B C) – 3 groups
But first …
Write any words or
questions that come to you
after looking at this drawing.
Who? A doctor
Where? China
When? Now (see date)
Meaning? Message?
Chinese doctor, Dr. li,

warned the Chinese
authorities about a new
coronavirus strain on 30
December 2019. He died of
that virus on 7 February
2020, infected by one of his
patients.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/02/shameless-outrage-
china-coronavirus-outbreak-mask
https://twitter.com/zlj5
17/status/12257087102
21221888
https://twitter.com/i/stat
us/12256235073016258
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Wed 7 Feb
No class
Homework – Go back to your Identities
Glossary
Write 6 sentences with some of these

words.
Remember ? Identities - Glossary
Identities - words write correct definition mixed definition
find the ones missing
write sentences with some
1. belong (belonging) beliefs of a group in which they have emotional investment
2. multicultural
3. unchanging all the knowledge and values shared by a society
4. participate believe in and follow the practices of
5. interact make alike

6. marginalise (marginalisation)
7. self-esteem
8. culture be owned by; be in the possession of
9. values regulate so as to conform to a standard
10. alienation feeling of pride in yourself

11. foreign showing no or little change
12. disassociate do something together

13. adhere causing to feel unwelcome, estranged
14. conform
15. assimilate including diverse nationalities or customs
16. adjust
17. discriminate put to a lower or outer edge, as of specific groups of people
18. identify
19. prejudice be similar, be in line with
20. inhibit be involved in
ROUND 2
Round 1 : A B C
A American Born Chinese
B Paris Hilton YouTube
C Sapir Whorf Hypothesis
Round 2 Make new groups
1 or 2 students from previous groups
2 A + 2 B + 2C
Fri 12 Feb
ROUND 3
Socratic seminars 3 texts (A B C) – 3 groups
But first … Letter to myself 3rd draft

feedback
Writing Mini workshop
Check your sentences

Use the Writing Correction Code to
understand my comments
Try to fic your mistakes
Consult with a partner / partners
If still can’t find them, ask me.
ROUND 3
Round 2 : 2 A + 2 B + 2C
A American Born Chinese
B Paris Hilton YouTube
C Sapir Whorf Hypothesis
Round 3 Make new groups again
1 or 2 students from previous groups
2 A + 2 B + 2C
Socratic Seminars – Concluding
Discussion
A American Born Chinese – Social / group identity – “To fit in”
B Paris Hilton YouTube – Social media identity - Celebrities
C Sapir Whorf Hypothesis – Identity(ies) and language(s)
In your (round 3 ) group

>> Summarise what the main theme of your respective text was
>> Main characteristics of the text type
>> You will report your ideas to the class

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Wed 5 Feb – Socratic seminars

Why Do Socratic Seminars?

Conversation between students

Answer and provide evidence

What are conversations?

Chinese doctor, Dr. li,

Write 6 sentences with some of these

4. participate believe in and follow the practices of

5. interact make alike

9. values regulate so as to conform to a standard

10. alienation feeling of pride in yourself

12. disassociate do something together

But first … Letter to myself 3rd draft

Check your sentences

In your (round 3 ) group

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