Name:_Jared Laginess

Date: 3/05/15
Unit Essential Question: What is worldview, what components make
up a worldview and how do you deal with worldviews different from
your own? How do you identify the significance of the historical,
political, social and religious context and its relationship with the
literature written in that time? Why is this important to recognize as
human beings?
Lesson Topic: Kite Runner Socratic Seminar
Class: 10th grade Pre-AP World Literature
Focusing on the National Network for Educational Renewal (NNER)
Mission the 4-Part Agenda for Education in a Democracy
EQUAL ACCESS
ENCULTURATION
PEDAGOGY
STEWARDSHIP
To Knowledge
In Democratic Society
All
of the Mission

NURTURING
Safe and Caring for

We are practicing nurturing pedagogy by creating a safe and caring

atmosphere for all in the Socratic Seminar. All voices need to be heard as
well as all opinions will be treated with respect. This is a skill that all citizens
in a democracy must practice for a democratic culture and society to
flourish.

STANDARDS

(www.cde.state.co)

Content:
Standard 1.2a- Initiate and
participate effectively in a
range of collaborative
discussions (one-on-one,
in groups, and teacherled) with diverse partners
on grades 910 topics,
texts, and issues, building
on others ideas and

Literacy and
Numeracy:
Employ standard
English language
properly and fluently
reading, writing,
listening and speaking.

Democracy and
21st Century Skills:
Use teamwork and
leadership skills
effectively.

expressing their own

clearly and persuasively.
(CCSS: SL.9-10.1)

OBJECTIVES
Content:
Students will be able to
demonstrate initiating and
participating effectively in
a range of collaborative
discussions (one-on-one,
in groups, and teacherled) with diverse partners
on grades 910 topics,
texts, and issues, building
on others ideas and
expressing their own
clearly and persuasively
by participating in a
Socratic Seminar over
chapters 1-5 from The Kite
Runner.

Literacy and
Numeracy: Students
will be able to apply
employing standard
English language
properly and fluently
reading, writing,
listening and speaking
by taking a vocabulary
quiz and literary devices
quiz.

Democracy and
21st Century Skills:
Students will be able to
decide which 4
questions their group
wants to focus on for
the Socratic Seminar for
the purpose of using
teamwork and
leadership skills
effectively.

ASSESSMENTS What is your evidence of achieving each objective?

How will students know and demonstrate what they have learned in
each of the areas, all of the objectives?
Content:
Students will be
assessed by their
participation in the
Socratic Seminar.

Literacy and
Numeracy:
Students will be
assessed by taking a
vocabulary quiz.

Democracy and
21st Century Skills:
Students will be
assessed by working
together to come to a
consensus on 4 different
questions.

KEY VOCABULARY
Content
Socratic Seminar

Literacy and
Numeracy
Literary Devices

Democracy and
21st Century Skills
Teamwork

HIGHER ORDER QUESTIONS for this lesson

Content
Why is it important to
sit in a circle during a
Socratic Seminar?

Literacy and
Numeracy
How does having a large
vocabulary help us in our
lives?

Democracy and
21st Century Skills
Why is it important for
us to be self-aware
when making a decision
with a group?

LESSON FLOW
This is the actual planning of the lesson activities.
Time

Anticipatory Set Purpose and Relevance

The warm up for this lesson is the class examining the list of
questions that they generated for the seminar. They will decide in
their table groups which 4 questions from the list that they hope
to examine during the Socratic Seminar.

Time

Pre-Assessment
We have participated in Socratic Seminars before, but I will probably
ask if anyone wants to clarify how we participate in Socratic Seminars.

Time

Building Background

Link to Experience: We have all had discussions in groups over

different subjects and topics.

Link to Learning: This Socratic Seminar is in relation to the novel,

The Kite Runner, which is very similar to the one that we did for AQWF.

Time

Activity Name
Socratic Seminar
Anticipatory Set
We will go over the learning targets, and we will choose some of
the questions to focus on for the Socratic Seminar.

Time

Instructional Input Includes:

1. Students will take vocabulary quiz.
2. Students will go over questions, and decide as a group, which ones we
will focus on for the Seminar.

3. Seminar
4. Talk about themes, symbols and questions. Fist to five on how the
seminar went.

Models of Teaching:
Socratic Seminar

SIOP Techniques:
Fist to Five

Guided Practice:

Checking for Understanding:

We will check for understanding of seminar rules before we start.
We will also check for understanding at the end of the seminar
with a fist to five.

Independent Practice:
Students will be independently practicing identifying literary
devices in our readings for homework.

Time

Accommodations, Modifications, and Student Adjustments

I do not know of any accommodations, modifications, and student
adjustments.

Time

Review and Assessments of All Objectives How will you

and how will the students know they have achieved the
objectives of the lesson?

Content: Students will be able to demonstrate initiating and

participating effectively in a range of collaborative discussions
(one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on
grades 910 topics, texts, and issues, building on others ideas
and expressing their own clearly and persuasively by
participating in a Socratic Seminar over chapters 1-5 from The

Kite Runner.

Literacy and Numeracy: Students will be able to apply

employing standard English language properly and fluently
reading, writing, listening and speaking by taking a vocabulary
quiz and literary devices quiz.

Democracy and 21st Century Skills: Students will be able to

decide which 4 questions their group wants to focus on for the
Socratic Seminar for the purpose of using teamwork and
leadership skills effectively.

Time

Closure
We will talk about some of the themes that are emerging from their
conversation to track as we continue reading the book. We will also talk
about symbols, or questions that they might have about the book.

Time

Next Step
Students will be wrapping up the last few chapters of The Kite
Runner.

Post-Lesson Reflection ( For the Teacher)

1. To what extent were all objectives achieved?
I believe that the students did achieve all objectives for this class
period.

2. What changes would you make if you teach the lesson again?
If I taught this lesson again then I would probably create a more
engaging vocabulary quiz. I think that it just want not challenging
for students.

3. What do you envision for the next lesson?

Students will be wrapping up their novel, and we will be moving
towards watching the film and our timed writing essay.
4. To what extent does this lesson achieve the Mission of the Agenda
for Education in a Democracy? To what extent does this lesson
achieve the 21st Century Skills?
I believe that this lesson definitely achieves the mission because
students are actively working together to examine key ideas from a
text. This is an essential skill for people in the 21st century.