Socratic Seminar Observation Form
 

Actively listen and observe the Socratic seminar and address the question listed below.  Be as specific and detailed as you can:

1.  What text (s) is/are being used?
 
 

2.  What are the essential guiding questions?
 
 
 
 

3.  What were the most important ideas expressed during the conversation (substantive contributions)?
 
 
 
 
 

4.  Procedural
a.  Cite two positive procedural contributions you observed during the seminar.
 
 

b.  Were there any negative procedural issues?  If so, cite one.
 
 

5.  At what point did the conversation dive to a deeper level?  What particular response or question created that change?
 
 
 

6. What were your overall impressions of the seminar discussion?  Give two warms and two cools.