To use these Socratic Seminar packets, you'll simply need to come up with 6 "Big Idea" questions that require students to answer and provide two quotes from the text to back up their answers. Type 3 questions into packet A and the other 3 into packet B, and that is all the work you have to do!

Each student will receive a packet. Each packet contains space for you to write your 3 questions and an area where students will plan an answer and find quotes to use as support. Students are also required to come up with 3 additional questions they will ask if there's time in their circle. Finally, the packet has a page where each student will monitor a partner in the opposite circle. They will make a check each time their partner speaks, and paraphrase a meaningful comment their partner made. Lastly, the file contains the Socratic Seminar rubric.

When you print out the file, you'll see packet A on the top half of the sheet, packet B on the bottom half, and then the rubric as the last page of the file. You'll need to cut each packet page in half after you print them out, as each booklet you give to the students is only half a page. They are labeled A and B. Give half your class A, half B, and allow them to plan! The day of the circle, you'll let A discuss for maybe 20-30 minutes, then flip-flop your circles and have B discuss.

My students really enjoy Socratic Seminars! I have found it works better when you give each group three different questions, so you don't see the same discussion 2 times, which is how this packet is set up.

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