The Outsiders Summative Socratic Seminar Sentence Starters for

The Outsiders Summative Socratic Seminar

Sentence Starters for Today’s Discussion To affirm an idea and add to it: 1. My idea is related to _____’s idea. 2. I really liked ______’s ideas about ______, and I also think ________. 3. I agree with _____ because ______. Also, _______. 4. My idea is built on _____’s idea, and _____.

Sentence Starters for Today’s Discussion To present a different angle: 1. While I can see why you think this, in my opinion _______. 2. That’s a valid point, but I feel _____ because _______. 3. I understand where you are coming from, but I see it a bit differently. From my perspective, _________. 4. I agree with the part about _____, but _______. 5. On the other hand, __________.

Socratic Seminar Using the text as your guide, please consider the following questions. REMEMBER: • Be sure to cite a quote from the book • to defend your answers.

Question #1 Do social class and wealth affect happiness?

Question #2 How do cliques and gangs affect our worldview? Think about social groups at Del Mar?

Question #3 What makes up a person’s identity? Please use examples from the text to back up your ideas.

Question #4 What are the limitations of friendship?

Question #5 What does our response to conflict teach us about ourselves?

Question #6 As we discussed, the word “outsiders” in never used in the text of the same name. Whom are “the outsiders” in the novel. Please explain why you think this is the case using specific details and examples from the book.