Socratic Seminars Discussions

As you read:

	Pick out significant passages that you would like to bring to the attention of the Socratic Seminar group.
	Formulate inferential questions that would promote discussion in the group.
	Come prepared to Socratic Seminar group with both passage numbers and questions written or typed. Using post-its in your book to mark passages can be useful when you need to find a passage during the discussion.
	Remember to refer to the Socratic Seminar scoring sheet rubric when preparing for the group, as well as when you are participating in the group discussion.

Socratic Seminar date: ______4/25_____ Socratic Seminar date: _____5/8________

In Class Quizzes, Discussions and Writings

In class you will be asked to take accountability quizzes, as well as discuss and write on questions posed by your teacher.

The “Four Olds” due 4/29

What were the “Four Olds”? Why do you think Mao wanted people to “destroy the Four Olds”?

	Make a table in Microsoft Word or make a similar table by hand. At the top of four columns put the category of each of the “Four Olds” In each column list at least four (4) items from the book Red Scarf Girl that would fall under each heading. The column headings are difficult to distinguish between. Column placement will be graded easily; however, *any repeats* either between columns and/or tables will be marked wrong.
	Make a second table below the last. Again label the four columns at the top with the categories of the “Four Olds”. What are some of the “olds” in United States culture that Mao and his followers would have destroyed in our culture? List at least four items in each category.
	Label the two tables with appropriate headings.
	Answer the question: How would your life be different without the “olds” in our culture? Be specific in your answer. Use examples when necessary.

Criteria	Points Possible	Points Scored
Content (listing the “Four Olds” of China and “olds” of U.S.)	32
Answer to Question	8
Format (Two tables, appropriately labeled, neatness)	10

Total	50

When you grow up in Communist China, the difference between fitting in and being an outcast is the difference between Red and Black.

	Create a Red and Black poster that categorizes at least ten concepts. For example Communist would be “red” and Counter-Revolutionary would be “black”; farmer would be “red” and teacher or intellectual would be “black”.
	On your poster include a typed paragraph of no less than six sentences telling where you would fit in this scheme of “red” and “black” and why.

Criteria	Possible Points	Points scored
Content (categorization of at least 10 concepts)	10
Paragraph telling where you fit in the scheme of “red” and “black” (six sentences) Ideas(5) and Conventions(5)	10
Format, neatness and creativity (appropriately labeled)	10
	30