Lesson Plan: Socratic Seminar Planning Form

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Lesson Plan: Socratic Seminar Planning Form

See how teachers at Normal Park Museum Magnet Elementary plan for Socratic Seminars by identifying main concepts, questions, and pre- and post-activities to maximize the effects of using higher-order questions to build student explanations.

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Organize Your Teaching > Higher-Order Questions > See How It Works

Grade Level

Intermediate (4-6), Primary (K-3)

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Sample Essential Questions by Grade Level

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Using Higher-Order Questions to Help Students Build Explanations

View a multimedia overview to learn how teachers can promote critical thinking skills by posing higher-order questions and encouraging student explanations.

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Use this tool to develop questions and sentence starters that will help generate deeper explanations from students.