Lesson Category: Course 3 | Selecting Relevant and Appropriate Sources

Final Course Discussion   Welcome to the final discussion for this course! Please respond to the following discussion prompts. Once you have posted, engage with other participants by commenting, connecting, and questioning the content of their post. Click the 'REPLY' button to respond. This forum is restricted to members of the associated course(s) and group(s). [...]

Selection 8: Southern California city elects a paw-litician for life Review the following example of sources for a Socratic seminar and answer the source reflection questions at the bottom of the page. Southern California city elects a paw-litician for life     by Romina Puga Max Mueller is the second consecutive dog to be mayor [...]

Selection 7: King Andrew the First (1833) Review the following example of sources for a Socratic seminar and answer the source reflection questions at the bottom of the page. King Andrew the First (1833) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a05351 Let's Reflect! Reflect on this selection and answer the following questions. Once you have posted, engage with other participants by [...]

Selection 6: Freedom and Slavery, and the Coveted Territories Review the following example of sources for a Socratic seminar and answer the source reflection questions at the bottom of the page. Freedom and Slavery, and the Coveted Territories John C. Fremont Campaign. 1856. Freedom and Slavery, and the Coveted Territories. Map published separately. https://library.artstor.org/asset/SS36044_36044_23459288. Let's [...]

Selection 5: Let America Be America – Langston Hughes Review the following example of sources for a Socratic seminar and answer the source reflection questions at the bottom of the page. Let America Be America     by Langston Hughes Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let [...]

Selection 4: Federalist Papers: No. 10 Review the following example of sources for a Socratic seminar and answer the source reflection questions at the bottom of the page. Federalist Papers: No. 10 To the People of the State of New York: AMONG the numerous advantages promised by a well constructed Union, none deserves to be [...]

Selection 3: The Pledge of Allegiance Review the following example of sources for a Socratic seminar and answer the source reflection questions at the bottom of the page. The Pledge of Allegiance “I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” (1892) [...]

Selection 2: Preamble, U.S. Constitution Review the following example of sources for a Socratic seminar and answer the source reflection questions at the bottom of the page. Preamble, U.S. Constitution (1789)      1789 “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide [...]

Selection 1: Letter from Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King, Jr. Review the following example of sources for a Socratic seminar and answer the source reflection questions at the bottom of the page. Letter from Birmingham Jail     by Martin Luther King, Jr. 16 April 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the [...]

Guidelines for Selecting Sources The following reading is from the book The Power of the Socratic Classroom, by Charles Ames Fischer. This selection explores guidelines for choosing a source, as well as some considerations in characteristics of successful sources. As you read, reflect on which guidelines or considerations you already use to guide selections in [...]