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Socratic Book Review

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Goal:  Host a Socratic Seminar to review Book #6 Agenda:  Read Socratic Expectations Socratic Seminars Phrases to help you with paraphrasing:  So you are saying that.... I heard you say...Was that right? So basically you think...because... In other words, I mean that... Phrases to help with extending the conversation:  Say more about that... How does that relate to... How do you know... What makes you think that... Can you explain more about... I'm still wondering about... Can you elaborate on the part about... Remember, we are scoring you on the following:  Reminders: Check your English Journal. Do you have two entries for second semester? Did you finish reading Possibility of Evil? We will be doing some writing about it tomorrow and Thursday. 

Wrapping Up the Week

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Goal:  Complete your Socratic Prep doc for Book #6 Book Review and write an Article of the Week Agenda: Read Review of Book #6 AOW Review of Book #6: We're reviewing Book #6 in a DIFFERENT way! You found this out yesterday, so today is your day to finish preparing. You should have a hard copy of the Socratic Book Review document we gave you in class yesterday. If you prefer it digitally, you can make a copy  HERE , but you must print it on your own before class on Monday . When we score you, you're getting TWO scores: one for your prepared document and one for your participation in the Socratic Seminar. Some factors of your score are:  Do you talk about your book?  Do you reference a theme in your book and explain it?  Do you ask questions that extend the conversation?  Do you build on your classmates' questions? Do you invite other voices into the conversation?  PRACTICE: One of the best ways you can prepare to talk about your book is to talk about y...