Socratic Seminar Self Evaluation Form

1. List three terms that you did not know before, their definitions, parts of
speech, and explain why these words are useful to know:
1) Cavalcade- A formal procession of people walking, on horseback, or riding in
vehicles. Noun. I did not know this word before and it will be useful to know in future
readings.
2) Liaison- Communication or close cooperation that facilitates a close working
relationship between people or organizations. Noun. I hadn't heard of this word before
this reading, and think it will be good to know and will help expand my vocabulary.
3) Charlatan- A person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill. Noun.
Charlatan is an interesting noun to use in essays or in every day vocabulary and will
certainly help me to speak on a higher level when using it.
2. List three literary techniques the author used in this piece, cite a
specific example of each, and explain why the author used this
technique:
1) Simile. "We were shocked. It was like when you pour water onto a blazing fire the
flames are suddenly extinguished" (172). Malala used a simile to show how suddenly the
crowd reacted to Sufi Mohammad's words. They were 'put out', similar to how a fire is
suddenly destroyed when water is introduced to it.
2) Foreshadowing. ""Let the sun come and I teach that cat a lesson tomorrow," he said. "I
will kill him." It seemed like a bad omen" (175). Malala uses foreshadowing to show how
she will be shot later. The cat murders the little rabbit, but in doing so, invokes the fury of
Malala's family. The Taliban is the cat, and Malala is the rabbit. The world is Malala's
family, and it's interesting to note she uses foreshadowing with such a simple situation.
3) Imagery. "The air smelled of diesel, bread, and kebab mixed with the stink from the
stream where people still dumped their rubbish and were never going to stop despite all
my father's campaigning" (241). Using imagery helps to describe and set the mood for
Malala's impending head shot. She used it to show the readers how normal everything
was, up until the one fateful moment.
3. What did you do well in the group?
I spoke up and presented interesting questions to the group.
4. What could have you done better?
I could have cited the text more often when giving my answers.
5. Overall, evaluate your individual performance. Give a grade and
explain why:

I think I deserve an A because I ask questions, commented on others opinions, and followed all
the criteria asked of me.
6. What did your group do well?
We cited the text quite frequently and posed deep questions to each other.
7. What could have been better in your group?
We could have spoken more, and avoided occasional periods of silence.
8. Evaluate the overall performance of your group. Give a grade and
explain why:
I think we deserve an A because we cited the text and managed to keep the conversation going
smoothly for a good portion of the seminar.