Even though Sunday wasn't great, we will bounce back with some beautiful poems from one of the most esteemed American poets...Mr. Robert Frost. We will be conducting a Socratic Seminar on 4 of Frost's most famous poems. The seminar will be a quiz grade. Students can get up to 80 points by joining in the discussion 4 meaningful times with valuable analysis, and another 20 points by note-taking, for a total of 100.
For this assignment, you will need to prepare for the discussion by:
When taking notes, consider the following:
For this assignment, you will need to prepare for the discussion by:
- Reading over all pieces of texts several times
- Take notes in the margins of each poem
- Consider both the style elements and the meaning of the text
- Come to class with notes ready (Socratic Seminar will be Wed, 2/10)
When taking notes, consider the following:
- Write down questions you have about the confusing parts
- Write down your reactions to the meaning of the text
- Make connections with other parts of the reading, especially examples
- Make comments on individual sentences and words that are particularly effective in making the meaning clear or adding to your understanding
- Note specific methods the author uses to get the point across
- Look up any vocabulary you do not know in the dictionary and write down the definitions
- Ponder text (including taking notes)
- Take notes in margins that "take apart" the text as much as possible--consider questions, connections with other readings, comments on individual sentences and words, sentence structure, vocabulary, etc...
- Come to class with notes ready
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Watch the youtube video of how a Socratic Seminar works: