English 11 · Week 6 · Foundations of the American Voice
Seminar on Freedom
Socratic seminar on what freedom requires of us.
- Students will
- Students participate in a seminar, building on ideas and citing evidence.
- SEL skill
- Disagree respectfully by building on a speaker's idea with evidence
- What it looks like
- Students discuss a charged topic with respect.
- Content focus
- Socratic seminar on freedom
- Format
- Structured discussion
Relationship skills
Relationship skills mean communicating and cooperating well and resolving conflict so that trust can grow. More relationship skills activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- SL.11-12.1: Speaking and Listening, Grades 11 to 12, Standard 1
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.11-12.1 Exchanging information and ideas; ELD.PI.11-12.3 Supporting opinions and persuading others
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Effective Expression
- Works with: Speaking and listening
Fits these textbook chapters
- StudySync Grade 11, Unit 1: We the People
- myPerspectives English Language Arts Grade 11, Unit 1: Writing Freedom
- myPerspectives English Language Arts Grade 11, Unit 2: The Individual and Society
- HMH Collections Grade 11, Collection 2: Building a Democracy
- HMH Collections Grade 11, Collection 3: The Individual and Society
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- College Essay Feedback Relationship skillsPeer feedback on personal statements.
- Letter to a Future Student Relationship skillsAdvice letters to next year's juniors.
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