Our class participated in a Socratic Seminar to debate the issue of deforestation in the Pacific Northwest. The girls have been researching the issue and gathering evidence for both sides (loggers vs. environmentalists) throughout our Tread Lightly PBL. By reading our mentor text, War of the Woods: The Pacific Northwest Logging Argument, the girls learned a lot about both sides of the argument. They took detailed notes during our reading to use as evidence.
Check out some pictures and a video about our SOCRATIC SEMINAR
We also researched about the title "Socratic Seminar" by learning background and vocabulary about the famous Greek philosopher Socrates, who liked to answer questions with deeper, thought-provoking questions.
We practiced the Socratic Seminar format in the debate "Should we have school uniforms?" The girls did a great job gathering evidence for BOTH sides of the argument.
We even watched a DO's and DON'T's video made by the teachers!! Watch our videos by clicking the links below:
DO video:
FORMAT of our Socratic Seminar
5 minutes- Inner Circle discusses
5 minutes- Coaching from the Outer Circle
5 minutes- The Inner Circle discusses again
SWITCH sides and repeat
Here are some of the points/counterpoints for both sides of the logging debate!
I'm so so proud of these hard-working girls!!!
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