Showing posts with label socratic seminar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label socratic seminar. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Monday, November 30, 2015
Hamlet Act II (Socratic Seminar Prep)
Hi all -- Today you received back your Poetry Test and your Metaphysical Poetry Essay. Remember, if you earned less than a 90% on your essay you may rewrite!
We also took a quiz about Hamlet Act II.
Tomorrow you have a Socratic Seminar about Acts 1 & 2. You MUST complete THIS preparation work in order to participate. I can't wait to hear your insights!
We also took a quiz about Hamlet Act II.
Tomorrow you have a Socratic Seminar about Acts 1 & 2. You MUST complete THIS preparation work in order to participate. I can't wait to hear your insights!
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Medea/Oedipus Socratic Seminar Prep
On Friday you have your second Socratic Seminar. I hope you're starting to see value in Socrates' dialectic method (discussion and debate to reach truth).
In preparation for that discussion please complete THIS assignment. Thursday is an in-class work day, so you should have time to finish. Be focused and purposeful in your preparation and the discussion will be so much better!
In preparation for that discussion please complete THIS assignment. Thursday is an in-class work day, so you should have time to finish. Be focused and purposeful in your preparation and the discussion will be so much better!
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Oedipus Ending & Socratic Seminar TOMORROW
Today we watched the very end of Oedipus, available HERE (we watched section 10). We considered this adaptation, its differences and similarities with the play.
We discussed the essay by Bernard Knox, "The Last Scene." This was a piece of literary criticism, that while difficult to understand at first, is really important for improving our reading of high-level texts.
Tonight you will read another piece of literary criticism by Bruce Bower, "The Oedipus Complex: A Theory Under Fire." Tomorrow you will have your first Socratic Seminar. Participation requires completion of THIS ticket.
We discussed the essay by Bernard Knox, "The Last Scene." This was a piece of literary criticism, that while difficult to understand at first, is really important for improving our reading of high-level texts.
Tonight you will read another piece of literary criticism by Bruce Bower, "The Oedipus Complex: A Theory Under Fire." Tomorrow you will have your first Socratic Seminar. Participation requires completion of THIS ticket.
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Oedipus Literary Criticism
Tonight and tomorrow night you will read two critical essays about Oedipus. Please see me to get copies if you were absent (there are no PDF's).
On Thursday we will have our first "Socratic Seminar," which is a student-led academic conversation about Oedipus. Socratic Seminars are important as they help us practice inquiry and thoughtful investigation. They also help us develop deeper understanding ahead of essays. College lit classes are seminar based, meaning this will be what most of your college classes look like. Let's get ready!
On Thursday we will have our first "Socratic Seminar," which is a student-led academic conversation about Oedipus. Socratic Seminars are important as they help us practice inquiry and thoughtful investigation. They also help us develop deeper understanding ahead of essays. College lit classes are seminar based, meaning this will be what most of your college classes look like. Let's get ready!
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