Socratic Seminar Guidelines Pre-Seminar Question-Writing: Before you come to a Socratic Seminar class, please read the assigned text (novel section, poem, essay, article, etc.) and write at least 1-2 question(s) in each of the following categories: 1. World Connection Question: Write a question connecting the text to the real world. Example: If you were given only 24 hours to pack your most precious belongings in a back pack and to get ready to leave your home town, what might you pack? (After reading the first 30 pages of Night). 2. Close-Ended Question: Write a question about the text that will help everyone in the class come to an agreement about events or characters in the text. This question usually has a "correct" answer.