1984 Seminar Prep and Reflection Activity Remote or In Person

1984 is well-suited to engage your students in thoughtful discourse. This Socratic Seminar activity is designed to prepare your students to confidently engage in the conversation while staying grounded in the text. This product can be used in virtual/remote or in-person classrooms. Students will complete the prep assignment where they search for important quotes and answer thoughtful questions using textual evidence. They will also connect the prescient text of 1984 to current events.

This download includes prep sheets for each part of the novel and includes PowerPoint Slides to project during the seminar to help keep students focused and grounded on the text during the Socratic Seminar.

Finally, the download includes a peer review and reflection assignment so students can continue to grow as they engage in academic conversations.

This Download Includes:

• Teacher instructions
• Socratic Seminar Prep Activity for Part 1 of 1984
• Socratic Seminar Prep Activity for Part 2 of 1984
• Socratic Seminar Prep Activity for Part 3 of 1984
• Socratic Seminar Grading Rubric
• Teacher Grading Document
• PowerPoint slide with questions for Part 1 Seminar
• PowerPoint slide with questions for Part 2 Seminar
• PowerPoint slide with questions for Part 3 Seminar
• Post-seminar Student Reflection and Peer Review assignment