A Workshop in Socratic Seminar Eastern Suffolk BOCES December 2, 2015 Presenter: Amy Benjamin Agenda: 1. What do we already know about Socratic Seminar? 2. Comparing traditional reading comprehension lesson with Socratic Seminar 3. Demonstration of Socratic Seminar on various types of texts Lunch 4. Creating a rubric 5. Your turn to practice! Text-Based Questions Aligned to the CC Reading Standards: Reading Standard Questions 1: Read closely to determine What do you think is the author’s what the text says explicitly and point in writing this? How do you to make logical inferences from know? it; cite specific textual evidence What can we assume about _____? when writing or speaking to Is that stated explicitly or is it support conclusions drawn from implied? Show us where. the text. What do you think lines xx-xx mean?
A Workshop in Socratic Seminar Eastern Suffolk BOCES December 2, 2015 Presenter: Amy Benjamin Agenda: 1. What do we already know about Socratic Seminar? 2. Comparing traditional reading comprehension lesson with Socratic Seminar 3. Demonstration of Socratic Seminar on various types of texts Lunch 4. Creating a rubric 5. Your turn to practice! Text-Based Questions Aligned to the CC Reading Standards: Reading Standard Questions 1: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. What do you think is the author’s point in writing this? How do you know? What can we assume about _____? Is that stated explicitly or is it implied? Show us where. What do you think lines xx-xx mean?
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