Socratic Seminar #3

Hola Gente,

      Today is Thursday, December 15, 2011.  Today is our Socratic Seminar pertaining to Colonial American history, and more specifically, the institutions of Indentured Servitude and Slavery.  Below you will see information that will get you set up for the seminar.  Please read the information AT LEAST 3 TIMES in order to really understand what we are doing.  There will be three topics of discussion: Indentured Servitude & Slavery, Primary & Secondary Sources, and finally the SQ3R Strategy.  Here are your questions below. 

Indentured Servitude & Slavery:Why do these institutions say something about colonial society? In other words what were the values and attitudes in those times?
Using pieces from our readings, support your opinions on indentured servitude and slavery? Were these institutions necessary? Did they help or hinder the human condition, and do you think either one was morally justified?
What are some lingering questions you have after reading and discussing these topics?


Primary & Secondary Sources:
Apply what you know about... Primary and secondary sources. Why were these pieces of text good/bad for moving your understanding of colonial America forward?


SQ3R
Evaluate yourself on your understanding of the SQ3R reading strategy... How has this strategy changed the way you look at nonfiction text? Expository or textbook literature? Fictional or narrative text?
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Here are the 6 sections of chatrooms.  1&2 are for Core1.  3&4 are for CORE2.  5& 6 are for Core3. 
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Last, but not least, here are your learning targets for the day...
Reading:  I can compare and contrast information on the same topic from different sources.
History:  I can recognize how people’s behaviors were influenced by the values and attitudes of their times.

Make an atempt to have fun today... Please!

Yours Truly,
C
From the cluttered mind of C, Teacher
School District of Waukesha
Waukesha STEM Academy