I love Socratic seminars.
When I was in my Junior AP English class, Socratic seminars were unanimously the best days of the class--and we had an awesome "Gatsby Party" at the end of our The Great Gatsby unit, complete with food and music. We loved Socratic seminars, and I am so excited to use them in my classes.
If you don't know what a Socratic seminar is, I really, really suggest looking into them. One way you could is by checking out my newest lesson plan, which is designed as a pre-assignment to a final paper on the escapism of characters from The Great Gatsby. I included all of the handouts needed for the lesson plan, as well as detailed instructions, so hopefully it will help if you've never done a Socratic seminar in your classroom.
If you have heard of Socratic seminars, and maybe even used them . . . well, maybe give mine a shot, too? If anyone does, please, please discuss the results in the comments for this post!
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