SOCRATIC SEMINAR EVALUATION SHEET

Name______Date______Seminar______
Please choose one of the following behaviors to work on during the seminar.

_____ not interrupting
_____ bringing someone in / “Ingrid had a really good idea earlier that might help us understand. Ingrid, could you repeat that?”
_____ asking for clarification / “I don’t understand your point. Could you explain it or say it again in a different way?”
_____ not talking too much
_____ referring to the text / “On page 3, line 6, the author says…”
_____ asking a question / “Do you think…?” “Can someone explain what ...means?” “Is it possible that…?”
_____ building on someone else’s idea / “When Dave said…it gave me the idea that…”
_____ listening carefully / What did the person say? Do you agree or disagree? Why? What does that person’s idea make you think of?
_____ other


Please answer the following questions after the seminar.

Did the behavior I chose to work on improve from the last seminar? If so, how? If not, why not?
One thing I did well was…
One behavior I would like to change when I participate in the next seminar is …
Other thoughts/feelings…