English 12 · Week 6 · Heroes, Ambition, and Conscience
Seminar on Power
Socratic seminar on power and responsibility.
- Students will
- Students prepare for and take part in a Socratic seminar using evidence from texts.
- SEL skill
- Build on a classmate's idea in a seminar by referring to it by name
- What it looks like
- Students build teamwork by listening and building on others' ideas.
- Content focus
- Seminar on power and responsibility
- Format
- Structured discussion
Relationship skills
Relationship skills mean building and keeping healthy relationships through clear communication, listening, cooperation, and working through conflict. 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
- Popular books named: Lord of the Flies, Animal Farm, Antigone, Macbeth
Fits these textbook chapters
- StudySync Grade 12, Unit 1: Epic Heroes
- myPerspectives English Language Arts Grade 12 (British and World Literature), Unit 1: Forging a Hero
- myPerspectives English Language Arts Grade 12 (British and World Literature), Unit 2: Reflecting on Society
- myPerspectives English Language Arts Grade 12 (British and World Literature), Unit 6: Finding a Home
- HMH Collections Grade 12, Collection 4: Seeking Justice, Seeking Peace
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 3: Big Brother and the Authoritarian Surveillance State (1984)
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 17: Juvenile Justice
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More relationship skills activities for English 12
- Peer Review Like a Professional Relationship skillsProfessional feedback norms.
- Workplace Communication Relationship skillsProfessional emails, cover letters, and tone.
- The Interview Relationship skillsMock job and college interviews.
- Senior Project: Collaborate Relationship skillsTeam roles and resolving conflict on long projects.
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