ENGL201 Socratic Seminar Assignment
ASSIGNMENT
Six times during the semester, our class will engage in a Socratic Seminar, a structured way to have a dialogue about a
text or texts. During these seminar days, class will be divided into two groups – one group of 10 students will act as
speakers and another group of 10 will act as listeners. Each student will be a speaker three times and a listener three
times. The speakers will engage in thoughtful discussion based on questions they have prepared on the assigned
reading. The listeners will observe the discussion, make notes on the discussion, and evaluate the speakers on their
work.
ROLES, TOPICS & DATES
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ENGL201 Socratic Seminar Assignment
REQUIREMENTS
Speakers
Before
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Complete the assigned reading
Complete the Seminar Speaker Worksheet and upload to Blackboard prior to class
Come with notes, annotations or thoughts on your questions and the assigned reading in general
During
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Follow the Seminar Guidelines
Engage in thoughtful discussion
Make notes of any important points or concepts brought up during the seminar
After
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Complete the back of the Seminar Speaker Worksheet and turn in a hard copy at the end of class
Listeners
Before Seminar
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Complete the assigned reading
Come with notes, annotations or thoughts on the assigned reading
During
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Follow the Seminar Guidelines
Listen carefully to discussion
Observe your assigned speaker, considering the points of evaluation from the seminar rubric
Make note of the important points or concepts brought up during the seminar
After
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Complete the Seminar Rubric & Summary and upload to Blackboard prior to the following class period
GRADING
All seminars in total are worth 20% of your final grade, with each seminar in which you are a speaker being worth about
4.6% (for a total of 14%) and each seminar in which you are a listener being worth 2% (for a total of 6%) of your final
grade. Failure to complete any of the listed requirements, as well as being unprepared (not having completed the
reading) for a seminar will result in a failing grade for that seminar.
Speakers will be graded by the listeners, but I reserve the right to adjust the speaker’s grades up or down per my
discretion. Listeners will be graded by me based on my observations during seminar day as well as the honest and
objective completion of the seminar rubric and summary. Listeners should be careful to show that they have done the
assigned readings as well on the completed summaries.
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