Socratic Seminars
The Outsiders Socratic Seminar Grading Rubric
A Socratic seminar is a motivating form of scholarly discourse based on “essential” open-ended questions. Essential questions are defined as questions that point to the heart of a topic and its controversies and that generate multiple answers and perspectives. To participate, you must first examine a text (novel, movie, poem, piece of music or art) and generate open-ended questions for discussion of the text. Open-ended questions allow you to think critically, analyze multiple meanings in the text, and express your ideas and opinions with clarity and confidence. Second, you must attach this rubric to your guided reading document. This should appear as the last page of your document. RubricThe Outsiders Socratic Seminar Grading Rubric
1. Number of comments/questionsNo comments=0 points1 comment= 5 points 2 comments=8 points 3 comments=12 points4 or more comments =15 points
2. Quality of pointsno comments=0 points just repeats others’ ideas=5 pointsexpresses original ideas=10 pointsoriginal, deep comments, new ideas=15 points
3. References to textno references=0 points1-2 references=8 points3 references=12 points 4 or more references=15 points
4. Arrived to seminar prepared with book, notes and willingness to participate. 5 points
5. Outer Circle (Comments will be typed into a section of your guided reading document. They must indicate that you were an active listener in the outer circle.)✔+ = 10 points✔ = 8 points✔- = 7 point
Total: /60