Whether new to the Socratic seminar format or an experienced veteran of the popular discussion technique, you'll find much to like in a five-page, richly detailed packet that not only details the prep necessary, the process, and the responsibilities of the two groups, but also provides notes of variations of the format.

Concepts

socratic discussion, literary analysis, poetry analysis, robert frost

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the resource to introduce the socratic seminar format to high school classes in all subject areas
• Model how to craft questions appropriate for socratic seminar discussions

Classroom Considerations

• Although designed for a discussion of Robert Frosts' poems, the format details are appropriate for any socratic seminar

Pros

• Includes a list of questions for the observation cards
• Provides a list of Frost's poems that can be paired with other works

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.9-10.1 RL.9-10.4 RL.9-10.5 RL.9-10.7 RL.11-12.1 RL.11-12.4 RL.11-12.5 RL.11-12.7