January 20, 2017
E.Q: Evaluate how fear is used in society.
Practice questioning your peers and critical listening.
Obj: I can evaluate how fear is used in society.
I can practice questioning my peers and critical listening skills.
Starter:
Free Write
This should be a continuous flow of writing.
Don't let your fingers stop.
Try to get as close to a half page as possible.
Potential Prompt
Vocabulary:
Word: Socratic seminar
Part of Speech: Noun
Dictionary Definition: formal discussion, based on a text, in which the leader asks open-ended questions. Within the context of the discussion, students listen closely to the comments of others, thinking critically for themselves, and articulate their own thoughts and their responses to the thoughts of others.
Your Definition:
Activity: Participate in today's seminar by asking questions, listening, and responding thoughtfully.
Activity:
1. Socratic Seminar
TOPIC
Evaluate how fear is used in society.
You are required to research how fear is used in society and support yourself with textual evidence.
Consider what you have seen in the news, personal experiences, books, online sources, etc.
This is a BROAD topic.
Tailor it to your interests.
Potential topics can relate to the fear of the government, power, global warming, disease, missing out, falling behind, religion, etc.
Take Cornell notes while you research.
Use this time to also develop at least THREE higher order thinking questions to ask during the seminar.
Find a partner to evaluate during the seminar.
Please exchange e-mails and fill out the form when the circle is complete.
Closure:
Write a plus and a delta about the today's seminar.
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