Socratic Seminar "In Search of Good Family" Why is it typical of other countries to tend to have higher family obligations to one another when compared to most American families? America focuses much attention on independence. Independence is part of what America was made up to be. In order to feel independent people often move off from their hometown and away from their original resting place. This often causes the split in families at early ages such as the typical age of 18 when a child
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“Heart of Darkness Evaluation” The Socratic Seminar attempted to address a variety of topics from the book Heart of Darkness. This particular session didn’t really gain a momentum or enthusiasm needed to open up a more detailed discussion of the book. The inner circle struggled to answer some of the targeted questions and got off to a rather slow conversational start. There was an uncomfortable silence at the beginning of the discussion. In addition‚ not everyone in the inner circle contributed
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That’s not the American Dream – it’s a nightmare” “Because of the economic conditions of recent years‚ many parents are unable to afford the high cost of college tuition for their children” “New American dream that is based on honesty‚ authenticity‚ good intentions‚ and genuine need.” “How to Restore the American Dream” Hyperinflation racked most third-world countries; coups and martial law were familiar occurrences‚ even affecting staunchly democratic India‚ where emergency rule was enforced from
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Socratic Seminar is a group discussion over a certain text where a leader asks a question about the text. This quarter I have learned how to lead and participate in Socratic Seminar and have a group discussion. This will help me later in life in college and when I get a job because it will help me contribute to a group discussion and be part of a team. In Socratic Seminar‚ I led the class first time doing Socratic Seminar it showed me how to lead a group and take control. While in S
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Format for Socratic Seminar in Mr. C-D’s Class: I know you have participated in Socratic Seminars in a variety of ways in your English classes. I go about it differently than you have experienced it in the past‚ I think. At the college level‚ I view the Socratic Seminar as an intellectual discussion/study group; students interacting with both the text and each other with the goal of preparing themselves for a culminating written assessment the following day. As such‚ I do not grade by a rubric
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I thought the seminar was very interesting I was able to reach my goal by asking meaningful questions at the same time there was a lot of idea i wasn’t able to share with the group due the limited amount of time we had. I also learned a lot from others so i was almost able to picture myself in the shoes of a jew who was barely struggling to live and their life. Although i wasn’t able to express some of my ideas i was very satisfied when i was able to learn from ideas from others had to share. Overall
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Mariah Gleason English III-1 16 September 2012 The Crucible Socratic Seminar Questions 1. Mary enters Act II feeling weak‚ sad and guilty. This is first represented when she gives Elizabeth the poppet that she had hand-sewed. As the play advances‚ Mary breaks down in sobs while telling the Proctors about the proceedings she witnessed that day. Later‚ due to her strong sense of shame‚ Mary agrees to testify against Abigail in the high court with John. Seeing so many falsely accused people caused
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horror theme by making it very persistent and making the reader feels the pain and struggle of Victor as he watches his family die off all because of the monster he created. Shelley goes beyond the usual horror story elements by making the story more personal. Since Victor created the monster‚ arguably‚ it’s his fault that the monster started its killing rampage. Mary Shelley does a good job at using different techniques of giving the story a “horror story” feel. 2. Who is the actual monster in Frankenstein
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is all this unnecessary stress and pain I feel coming from? Well‚ I’m sitting in the middle of a graded socratic seminar. To start‚ graded socratic seminars put a lot of pressure on a person‚ especially someone who is shy. For one who doesn’t talk particularly a lot it causes anxiety. In the article Socratic seminars silence students‚ by Kaitie Puryear‚ she writes‚ “Grading Socratic Seminars is ridiculous. It puts students under an ungodly amount of pressure.” And I for one agree with her because
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Frankenstein and Pride & Prejudice Socratic Seminar Reflection This Socratic Seminar made me agree much more with Socrates’ beliefs: that extended discussion and continual questioning facilitate the most meaningful learning experiences. It helped me understand the novel much more than I had before because I got to hear about the book from the perspective of others and how they interpreted the story and discussed what they thought were the positive and negative aspects of Frankenstein. I
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