AP Language and Composition
Socratic Seminar Schedule 2015-1st period
Date: Tuesday, January 21
#1
Participants: Jackson, Richie, Jensen, Emilie K, Robby, Ashley, Rachel
Guiding Question: What is the relationship between citizen and state, ideally and realistically, here
and abroad?
Readings: “On Seeing England for the First Time”(904), “On the Nature of Civil Disobedience”(939)
“Every Dictator’s Nightmare”(957), “National Prejudices”(932)
CLASS READING: “On Seeing England for the First Time” with Discussion Questions 1,2,8,9
#2
Participants: Cass, Tori, Allegra, Emely, Allysa, Sophia,
Guiding Question: How prevalent are gender roles in today’s society, and what are the implications?
Readings: “Women’s Brains”(349), “Being a Man”(378), “AIDS Has a Woman’s Face”(382), “No
Unmarked Woman”(388)
CLASS READING: “Women’s Brains” with Discussion Questions #1,3,4,5
Date: Tuesday, January 28
#3
Participants: Robert, Emil, Patrick, Bradley, Cameron,
Guiding Question: What role does work play in the lives of Americans, and what meaning does work
have for the individual?
Readings: “Serving in Florida”(179), “The Surgeon as Priest,”(197) “In Praise of a Snail’s Pace”(221),
“Labour”(209)
CLASS READING: “Serving in Florida” with Discussion Questions #1,2,3,5
#4
Participants: Jessie, Marcela, Megan, Chelsea, Grace, Claire
Guiding Question: How has the values of sports shaped American society, and what are the results?
Readings: “The Silent Season of a Hero”(431), “Kill’Em,Crush’Em, Eat ‘Em Raw(453), “The Proper
Place for Sports”(449), “For Fasting and Football, a Dedicated Game Plan”(473)
CLASS READING: “The Silent Season of a Hero” with Discussion Questions#1,4,5
Date: Thursday, January 30
#5
Participants: Vanessa, Kleidy, Stella, Christine, Daisy, Nicole
Guiding Question: How are advances in science and technology influencing the lives of people, and
changing the world as we know it?
Readings: “The Bird and the Machine(601), “Silence and the Notion of the Commons,”(641) “Into the
Electronic Millennium”(647) “Transsexual Frogs”(655)
CLASS READING: The Bird and the Machine Questions #1,2,4,6
For Class Readings, the discussion questions should be typed and in paragraph form, incorporating
paraphrased material from the text. Mandatory. Due the day of seminar; absent students must turn
in within two days of return.