Socratic Seminar and Paper

I really enjoyed the class discussion today because everyone was involved and we could really discuss the book. I liked the outer ring and how we could comment on the discussion in the middle while having our own discussion through technology. I think that it was a really good way to use technology in the classroom and it was successful. I think that it was a good way to wrap up the book and to answer any questions that we still had left. Regarding the actual discussion, almost all of my questions were answered and I heard different opinions that were helpful. I think that the discussion in the middle was more helpful in answering my questions but the outside was more entertaining. It was cool to see how everyone was commenting on the middle discussion in real time. I hope we structure more class discussions like this because everyone was involved and participating. I also benefitted the most from this type of discussion. I think that the paper that we are about to write will be a good way to finish the book but my topics may be difficult to blend into one thesis statement. I think that I may have to write one combined statement with two parts but I hope that they flow nicely into one statement.