Are you reading a novel and have no one to talk to about it? Maybe you have some questions or just want to work through some of the ideas you've learned.

If that sounds like you, then come along as I guide a Socratic discussion/seminar on Wilson Rowls' "Where the Red Fern Grows". During class, you will have the opportunity to deepen your reading comprehension and implement tools to develop stronger critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.

During class we will have a "round table" conversation while paying special attention to the main elements of reading:

*Characters
*Setting
*Theme
*Plot
*Conflict
*Resolution

What is a Socratic seminar?
The official definition is "the method of inquiry and instruction employed by Socrates especially as represented in the dialogues of Plato and consisting of a series of questionings the object of which is to elicit a clear and consistent expression of something supposed to be implicitly known by all rational beings."

This means that each class will be focused on a piece of literature in which the students will be asked a series of questions to guide an engaged conversation. The goal of each class is to have each student develop and grow their thinking process by teaching them how to learn instead of telling them what to think.