2. Underage children are required by the state of California to attend school, but there are some who believe school attendance should be voluntary. What are your thoughts?
3. Should companies advertise and market goods to children? Take into account the article: 'Bestseller in MidEast: Barbie with a Prayer Mat,' when developing your statement. Also consider the profits made by Disney in marketing the movie, Frozen, as well as merchandise which has generated over two billion dollars for the company.
4. Our first amendment right protects us as people from Congress possibly passing a law that might infringe on my freedom of speech or of the press, so should their be a limitation on freedom of speech, or should I have total freedom to say what I feel?
5. Is television better than reading books?
6. Define what it means to be an American?
7. The New England Patriots were accused of deflating the football in the AFC Championship Game win against the Indianapolis Colts, and supposedly an attendant or ball boy may have had some impact on the deflation. Should Tom Brady, as having had the final say on his choice of game balls, have taken responsibility for the deflated balls?
8. There is a lot of research out there on the benefits of animals and their caregivers. Some individuals suggest that schools would benefit from opening their doors to having more pets at school. Should schools have therapy dogs and pets at school?
9. Should citizens of the United States of America be fined for not exercising their right to vote?
10. Should high school students be expected to pass a citizenship exam, a battery of basic test questions covering topics on the Constitution, ones rights as an individual, symbology of the country, and basic historical facts about the founders and contributors of the United States of America, in order to graduate from high school?
A) The attached Socratic Seminar Prep sheet with 3 questions of your own devising in any three areas. Answer your own question in the appropriate boxes. B) Be sure to use quotes within your answer (grafted) to support your ideas. This video highlights an Accelerated English Language Arts class conducting a Socratic Seminar on a unit anchored by The Giver. This document outlines the connections between the seven main goals for the new ELA & Literacy Common Core State Standards and the classroom practice known as Socratic Seminar. This is a wonderful resource for teachers to justify their use of dialogue in. An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon.
Picasa photo editor windows 8 download 32-bit. New to the socratic seminar format? Check out a resource that not only provides the rationale for the procedure and step-by-step directions, but also provides a list of suggested topics, rules and model statements.
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- Create and display a poster of the rules for socratic discussions
- Model for class members how to craft open-ended questions
- Preview the model socratic seminar videos available online to determine if any are appropriate to your learning situation
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- The resource assumes that class members are new to the socratic seminar format
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- The packet includes a list of suggested texts and exit tickets
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