Socratic Circle (Seminar)

Socratic Circles are opportunities for students to sit in a circle and have a deep discussion about readings, videos, etc. The point is to critically analyze through discussion by bouncing ideas off of each other, and showing their knowledge of the reading by discussing their point of view on it. The teacher can help as much as needed, but the less the better.

One way is to have half of the students in a circle surrounding other students in a circle. The outside circle will keep tally of the inside circle's responses. About half way through, the outside circle will share feedback regarding the discussion.

With younger students, this may be a little more difficult because they may not pay attention, so it can be done with or without the outside circle. Circle size can also be altered.
The following is a rubric: