Socratic Seminar Tips: Analysis and Reasoning: Cite reasons and evidence with your statements with support from the text Demonstrates thoughtful consideration to the discussion Provides relevant and insightful comments Demonstrates organized thinking Moves the discussion to a deeper level Discussion Skills: Speak loudly and clearly Stay on topic Talk directly to other students rather than the teacher Stay focused on the discussion Share time equally with others (don’t talk more than is fair to others) Civility Listen to others respectfully Enter the discussion in a polite manner Question others in a civil manner Some sentence stems What puzzles me is…… I’m confused about…… Don’t you think this is similar to….. Do you agree that the big ideas seem to be….. I have questions about….. Another of view is….. I think it means……. Do you think……. What does it mean when the author says…… Do you agree that……
Socratic Seminar Tips: Analysis and Reasoning: Cite reasons and evidence with your statements with support from the text Demonstrates thoughtful consideration to the discussion Provides relevant and insightful comments Demonstrates organized thinking Moves the discussion to a deeper level Discussion Skills: Speak loudly and clearly Stay on topic Talk directly to other students rather than the teacher Stay focused on the discussion Share time equally with others (don’t talk more than is fair to others) Civility Listen to others respectfully Enter the discussion in a polite manner Question others in a civil manner Some sentence stems What puzzles me is…… I’m confused about…… Don’t you think this is similar to….. Do you agree that the big ideas seem to be….. I have questions about….. Another of view is….. I think it means……. Do you think……. What does it mean when the author says…… Do you agree that……