Name of Assignment: Socratic seminar
Subject: 12 Humanities Facilitator/Teacher: Ms.Terry the best In my humanities class, we learned about different subjects but all connected to each other. The subjects we learned are why does language matter, when did Americans get to America and comparison of early agricultural sites . We used all these subjects towards our Socratic Seminar assignment . You may wonder what is a Socratic Seminar , it is basically you prepare 2 claims about any of the subject we have learned and a academically minded topic . We were given a prep sheet to write down support and evidence . Once we finished preparing , Ms.Terry assigned us into groups to discuss our claim in a circle while being timed. I was in the first group , my two claims are “why do humans need language” and “ Students should understand diversity”. My favorite claim for this discussion is “students should understand diversity” because I wanted to hear my peers opinions on it because understanding of divertsy is a very big thing for my senior project . I was surprised how connected the group was to my claim but sadly time was running out to say more . After our discussions we go on the deck to write down our reflection on how we did and what we wished we could of said etc. |
The 21st Century skill I feel this assignment address is Communication skills becauseI communicated towards my peers. Using my voice to communicate the claim with evidence and support. My peers got to ask different claims and I answered with my understanding of the claim or completely disagreeing. Also Communicating with my self through my prep page to be prepared the next claim .
I am most proud of my prep sheet for this assignment because I feel like I prepared my self enough to back up my claims . Also the group I was assigned with helped me come out of my shell , I was able to say more or start a new claim. Comparing to last years Socractic seminar , Im very proud of my self this year. The most difficult part of completing this task is coming up with a claim based on the subjects we learned . It was hard finding specific details to put into a strong claim. Also finding evidence and support going back into articles or researching for backing up your claim . I wouldnt do anything to improve this work I feel like the group I was assigned to really helped me come out of my comfort zone , but what would do different is that I wished I said more during the discussion and to just go right in on my claims but time was running out . |