Speak

The Socratic Method for Speak Core Standards // Socratic Topics //

General Ideas: 1. Neglect Issue 2. Who is to blame? Who did not act appropriately? 3. Character education 4. Melinda's relationships past and present 5. Melinda's growth/change 6. Symbolism 7. Literary analysis 8. Bullying 9. Societal Classes in high school

Learning Targets: 1. Systhesis 2. Analyzing 3. Vocally contributing to the disucssion 4. Responding 5. Citing Text to support opinions and ideas

Core Questions: 1. How does Melinda represent the trees she is drawing and sculpting? How does it change? What is the purpose of the tree in the book? 2. How do your determine appropriate behavior? 3. How do Melinda's actions lead to her problems. How much responsibility should Melinda take for what happened?

Learning Targets:

I can. . . > b)make inferences and draw conclusions on my inferences > c)compare components of a text in order to understand what I read > d)summarize what I read to demonstrate an understanding of a text > e)choose from various reading strategies and use each one to help me understand what I am reading > f)use a reading strategy to ** analyze and draw inferences from the text. ** > ** g) identify textual evidence (explicit or inferred) to support text analysis. ** > ** h) cite textual evidence to support analysis of print, electronic and multi-media materials ** > > Also from old standards - make predictions based on what I have read and read to confirm or disconfirm my predictions (R) ||
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 * a)define various reading strategies I have learned b)make inferences and draw conclusions on my inferences

 ** 2. **** Read material under study prior to class discussions ** 6. ** Reflect on your ideas prior to and during class discussions ** 7. ** Develop questions to gain a deeper understanding of a topic, text or issue **
 * 3. **** Research material under study prior to class discussions **
 * 4. **** Identify evidence to support your ideas identified during preparation **
 * 5. **** Draw on preparation explicitly during class discussion by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue **