AP Language and Composition
Socratic Seminar Schedule 2015-4th period
Date: Wednesday, January 22
#1
Participants: Joe, Breenan, Casey, Kirk, Sepanta, Stephen, Claudia
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: Alyssa, Belle, Antonia, Christine, Catherine, Angela, Mallory
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: Wednesday, January 28
#3
Participants: Sidhant, Brandon, Sami, Sophia, Carina, Gabby, Claudia
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: Romario, Nina, Haley, Miguel, Ivan, Tristan, Katerina
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
Also Due: Thursday, January 29 from ALL students: “Silent Season of a Hero” with discussion questions #1,4,5
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.