This slideshow sets up the Socratic Seminar to discuss: In what ways can power, bias, or perspective impact the social culture of a group? Students discuss the essential question and use evidence from the text to discuss their findings. Using the article: Native Americans go viral with Web protest of celebrities in war bonnets By Kansas City Star, adapted by Newsela staff

1. Socratic
Seminar
PERSPECTIVE, BIAS, AND POWER

3. Socratic Seminar Guidelines
1. Talk to each other, not just to the discussion leader or
teacher.
2. Refer to evidence from the text to support your ideas.
3. Ask questions if you do not understand what someone has
said, or you can paraphrase what another student has said
for clarification. (“I think you said this, is that right?”)
4. You do not need to raise your hands to speak, but please
pay attention to your “AIRTIME” – how much you have
spoken in relation to other students.
5. Don’t interrupt.

4. Participation token
You will each get three participation token.
Each time you participate, you will use one of your tokens by setting it
down.
Everyone is expected to use at least one participation token during our
socratic seminar.
This will help ensure all voices are heard equitably.

5. In what ways can power, bias, or
perspective impact the social culture
of a group?
Essential Question

6. Have 4 post
it notes out
Mark
examples of
Social
Culture,
Power, Bias
and
Perspective

7. In what ways can power, bias, or
perspective impact the social culture
of a group?
Take 2 minutes to think through your post it notes
How does this relate to the essential question?
Practice sharing with your table group.

8. In what ways can power, bias, or perspective
impact the social culture of a group?
1. Talk to each other, not just to the discussion leader or
teacher.
2. Refer to evidence from the text to support your ideas.
3. Ask questions if you do not understand what someone has
said, or you can paraphrase what another student has said
for clarification. (“I think you said this, is that right?”)
4. You do not need to raise your hands to speak, but please
pay attention to your “AIRTIME” – how much you have
spoken in relation to other students.
5. Don’t interrupt.