Socratic Circle Feedback for

I watched you closely during the Socratic Seminar! Here’s some constructive feedback on how you did to
help you do an even better job next time!
Participation (Make a tally mark for each
comment)

Use of Textual Evidence (Make a tally mark for

each use of a direct quote)
Positive Body Language (Describe what you Negative Body Language (Describe what you
noticed): noticed):

Comments you made that I thought were really interesting:

Sincerely,

(Your name)

Socratic Circle Feedback for

I watched you closely during the Socratic Seminar! Here’s some constructive feedback on how you did to
help you do an even better job next time!
Participation (Make a tally mark for each
comment)

Use of Textual Evidence (Make a tally mark for

each use of a direct quote)
Positive Body Language (Describe what you Negative Body Language (Describe what you
noticed): noticed):

Comments you made that I thought were really interesting:

Sincerely,

(Your name)
Name:

Socratic Seminar Partner Evaluation

Name of the person you are observing:

Did the person you were observing…

1. Contribute to the discussion in meaningful ways? Record a check mark for each meaningful
contribution: ☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
2. Provide direct quotes to support his or her ideas? Record a check mark for each use of a direct quote:
☐☐☐☐☐
3. Speak loudly and clearly?

Always Usually Rarely Never

4. Stay on topic by making comments that connected to the discussion question and helped move the
discussion to a deeper level?

Always Usually Rarely Never

5. Practice active listening by making eye contact with the speaker?

Always Usually Rarely Never

6. Wait his or her turn to speak and didn’t interrupt other students?

Always Usually Rarely Never

7. Encourage other students to contribute by asking them questions?

Many times 1-2 times You could have done this more

8. Practice positive body language by sitting up straight, making eye contact, and not acting in a way that
would be distracting to others?

Always Usually Rarely Never

9. One comment my partner made that I thought was really interesting was…

10. Overall comments and suggestions for my partner: