Friday, April 18, 2014

BNW Socratic Seminar Day!

As an entire class - go over the seminar norms and rubric.

Group 1:
Seminar pre-write due, printed at the start of class.

Socratic Seminar - 1 hour

Seminar Reflection - 1 hour

NO Homework! (You had homework last night!)

Group 2:
Write your seminar pre-write - 1 hour

Socratic Seminar - 1 hour

Homework: 
write your seminar reflection:

Write up the following answers in paragraph form. Be through in your answers.

Reaction:
Identify a comment made by someone else during the seminar. React to his/her statement. This could be a statement you thought was interesting, that you strongly agree or disagree with, that made you question, that you are still thinking about.
Self-evaluation:
In what area do you feel you did well in seminar? How do you feel you have grown since our last seminar? Use the “moves” in your answer.
Key Take-away:
What are the key ideas from the book or the seminar that you will take away? This should be something you will not forget, that has changed how you see the world. This could include something we learned while reading it or a new revelation about the world you live in.



If you miss class the Socratic seminar make-up is to write 4 TEA paragraphs answering the following questions.
  1. What is overall message of BNW?
  2. In what ways has Brave New World made you think about the concept of happiness?
  3. What does John mean by saying nothing in civilization costs enough (page 239)?
  4. How much of our society do you think is focused on comfort and how much do you think is focused on truth and beauty?    Give overall percentages and explain why. 

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