Socratic Method
Women in History
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The Debate
Random Facts
100

In the Socratic Method, this takes place between  the facilitator and participant where they engage in a back and forth of ideas.

What is Dialogue? 

100

This artist was known for her self-portraits and depiction of Mexican folk culture. She also helps Miguel in Coco get home.

Who is Frida Kahlo?

100

Due to her intense preparedness and weapons training, her son would lead the human resistance against the AI computer Skynet and its seemingly indestructible warrior machines.

Who is Sarah Connor?  (The Teminator)

100

The famous university in which the debate took place.

What is Cambridge? 

100

The only bird known to stay with its single mate for life.

What is a Penguin? 

200

The goal is to explore the topic in depth, rather than simply imparting information.

What is Exploration?

200

She was not only the first Black woman to be elected to the United States Congress but she ran for the Democratic Party Nominee for President in 1972.

Who is Shirley Chisholm?

200

Pilot, lieutenant, and warrior, this heroine would find herself not once, but three times, doing battle with and ultimately single handedly killing the most vicious alien species in the galaxy.

Who is Ellen Ripley? (Alien)

200

He staunchly believed that the problem with Negros was within their own community and that they had more opportunities than other minorities to succeed, rendering Baldwin's argument null and void. 

Who is William F Buckley? 

200
A type of relationship that does not include a romantic attachment.

What is Plutonic? 

300

This question can be answered explicitly by facts contained in the text.

What are Factual Questions?

300

Her collective works, Beloved, Song of Solomon and the Bluest Eye, made her the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature.

Who is Toni Morrison? 

300

After being revived by a compassionate doctor in Iron City, she wakes up with no memory whatsoever, but soon realizes that she has the soul of a teenager and sets out to learn more about her mysterious past while rehashing painful memories.

Who is Alita? (Alita: Battle Angel)

300
Shortly after completing his side of the debate, James Baldwin received this in which the commentator said he had never seen in the history of the debate hall.

What is a standing ovation?

300

The philosopher whom the Socratic Method of Dialogue is named for.

Who is Socrates? 

400

These are open-ended questions that are raised by ideas in the text.

What are Universal Questions?

400

She is the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice, the third woman to serve on the court, and known for her distinguished legal career, including serving as a federal judge and an assistant district attorney.

Who is Sonia Sotomayor?

400

A skilled Comanche warrior protects her tribe from a highly evolved alien predator that hunts humans for sport, fighting against wilderness, dangerous colonisers and this mysterious creature to keep her people safe.

Who is Naru? (Prey)

400

“People who are denied the American dream will inevitably wreck it” was his final statement in the debate.

Who is James Baldwin?

400

Known for their dark fairy tales, this pair of author brothers last name should make you aware of whats in store.

Who are the Brothers Grimm? 

500

This empowers individuals to approach decision-making and problem-solving with clarity, logic, and a systematic approach. Consequently, this leads to more informed choices, innovative solutions, and better outcomes.

What is Critical Thinking? 

500

In 1993, she became the first Hispanic woman to go to space when she served on a nine-day mission aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery.

Who is Ellen Ochoa?

500

She washes ashore a small uninhabited island after an accident. The situation turns from bad to worse when she realizes there is a mysterious creature hunting at night.

Who is Jennifer (Sweetheart)

500

Former United States attorney general turned Presidential candidate, he told James Baldwin that in 40 years the US would be ready for a black president.  

Who is Robert F Kennedy?

500

This famous philosopher, know as a student of Socrates, is who the plutonic relationship is named after. 

Who is Plato?