“create a presentation using the following information. Socratic Seminar Discussion Norms Guidelines for Collaborative and Respectful Dialogue Our Classroom Agreements 1. Listen Intently: Focus completely on whoever is speaking. Try to understand their perspective fully before forming your own response, rather than just waiting for your turn to talk. 2. Wait Before Speaking: Allow a deliberate pause after a classmate finishes speaking. This gives everyone time to process the idea and ensures you do not accidentally interrupt them. 3. Reference the Text: Always anchor your statements, opinions, and questions in specific pages, paragraphs, or lines from the text. Use concrete evidence to support your thinking. 4. Address Peers Directly: Speak to one another, not to the teacher. Maintain eye contact across the circle to show that this is a student-led community conversation. 5. Challenge Ideas, Not People: Disagree respectfully with arguments, concepts, or interpretations by addressing the text itself, never by attacking or criticizing a classmate personally. 6. Invite Others In: Be aware of the balance of voices in the room. If you notice a classmate has been quiet, create a welcoming space to invite their insights into the discussion.”