PPT-Socratic

Method Exploration leading to thesis development Columbus Hero or Villain Heroic traits E xceptional Attempt Risk Accomplishment Bravery Worthy Cause. perfected, or or self- wisdom, but way than does peers). Simonides publishes no human virtue requires the support not fight.” highest virtue or indignant struggle risk, but This divine their mort Empowering Student Centered Dialogue. Matt Copeland, Writing Consultant. Kansas State Department of Education. Topeka, Kansas. Presentation Objectives. The participant will…. Engage in a Socratic Circle. Write five discussable questions in preparation for our Socratic Seminar. Discussable questions are either interpretative or evaluative questions. Remember you are responsible for the quality o (SORRY, NO P.C.R. READING TODAY). Pick a partner—the most prepared starts inside the circle, the other partner sits directly behind.. Get out your 2 marked-up articles, your “4 Questions” sheet, and your piece of evidence.. English Dept. Chair at SRHS. Instruct 9. th. – 12. th. grade students. M.F.A. in Creative Writing from ASU. 1st Encountered . Socratic Seminar . in Action in 2001. Employ Socratic Seminar on a daily basis; in some classes more than others…. Civ. 101-03. Class 7 (we won’t finish this). Feb. 4, 2015. Philosophy and Rhetoric in Conflict. Idealism and Pragmatism as candidate replacements for religion.. Pre-Socratic Philosophers/Philosophies. Ethics. Definition: the rules of conduct for a particular class of human actions. What kinds of . actions. are right or wrong in particular circumstances?. Do you put your life at risk for the sake of others?. Socrates and Plato. 469-399 BCE. 427-327 BCE. Socrates. Bricklayer by trade, served in the army. Labeled “the wisest man in Athens” by oracle at Delphi. Set out to prove the oracle wrong. Questioned the sophists who held that success was ability to gain hold of wealth, fame and power. Unit Intro. English 9 Honors. September . 2016. Goals. . Analyze the impact of language on how we understand a text, censor a text, or discuss a text.. Understand Twain’s intent in writing . Huckleberry Finn. Seminars. What is a Socratic Seminar?. A Socratic seminar is a way of teaching founded by the Greek philosopher Socrates. . Socrates believed that:. students learn best by asking questions. . It is the teacher’s job to moderate the discussion instead of leading the discussion.. Minorities Socratic Seminar. Essential Question. Did the change come from a shift in power or from the minority groups forcing their way into power?. Top down or bottom up?. Objective. To understand the minority experience . *. Presocratic. Philosophers. *From Socrates to Plato. *Aristotle and the Fall of Athens. Ancient Greece . Network of City-States . Athens (named for Athena): . Birthplace of . Philo-. sophia. Warlike “Homeric” culture: . Does the Socratic method challenge or support authority?. Why?. WARM-UP. Athens and Sparta fought for control of the Greek peninsula and surrounding colonies . Sparta laid siege to the city of Athens . Chapters 1-11. Why is it so important to tell this story in a flashback?. How does Amir foreshadow events to come later in the novel in the first few chapters?. How do Ali’s deformities contrast with his character?.