Questions to Consider for Socratic Seminar

Please consider the following questions for our final Socratic Seminar on The Crucible:


-How does literature allow us to reflect on and critique society and ourselves?
-How does literature help us to make connections across history?
-Can someone redeem him/herself?

Crucible Vocabulary

If you don't have a copy of the vocabulary list from The Crucible, here it is:

http://www.ltisdschools.org/cms/lib/TX21000349/Centricity/Domain/177/Act%20II%20Vocab%20List.pdf

The Crucible: Finding Evidence to Support a Claim

Find evidence from the play to support the following arguments:

Deputy Governor Danforth is more concerned with his reputation than with finding out the truth about the witches. (examine Acts 3 and 4)


Danforth makes it nearly impossible for anyone to stand up to the court. (examine Act 3)

Crucible - Act 2 Vocabulary

Use each of the vocabulary words from Act 2 of the Crucible in an original sentence about the play.  Post your sentences here.

Crucible: Act 1 Review

Use the following document to help you review Act 1 of The Crucible.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ocXTa5NmbI2mFVqjj7Ji0TSLyyNeQ9ijdTEvyDoiJ8o/edit?usp=sharing

Narrative Final Points

Here is a link to some final points to consider for your narratives:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/10mVKUBxE_DqKgYnMBKNCDH9kusQefMdUhls_VfkXSB8/edit?usp=sharing

Catcher: Responding to a Quote

Respond to the following quote.  What is Holden talking about in this quote?  What does it reveal about him as a character and about larger themes or ideas in the book so far?

"I said no, there wouldn't be marvelous places to go after I went to college and all.  Open your ears.  It'd be entirely different.  We'd have to go downstairs in elevators with suitcases and stuff.  We'd haev to phone up everybody and tell'em goodbye and send'em postcards from hotels and all" (133).

Modifier Help

Check out this link for guidance on misplaced and dangling modifiers and how to fix them.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/597/1/

Lesson on Annotation

Here is the lesson on annotating a text:

http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=J58sFSC

Catcher In the Rye - Initial Response

We learn a lot about Holden, our narrator, from the first few chapters of Catcher in the Rye.  Respond to the book so far by doing the following:
Take note of one particular thing that Holden says, thinks, or likes.  What does does this small observation, comment, or thought reveal about Holden as a character?  Explain in detail your thoughts, reactions, and/or responses to this one small moment.  Please put thought and time into your response.

Connecting Themes in Literature to Real Life

Read the following article on texting versus talking.  How does this article relate to themes in feed?

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/fashion/17TEXT.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Value in Reading

What is the value in reading the book Feed?  What do you think M.T. Anderson's purpose in writing the book was?  What, in your opinion, is the most important lesson to take away from this book?

In a paragraph (at least 5 sentences), respond.


You also must respond to at least one other person.

Vocabulary Lesson 9/10

Use the following document to help you get a sense of the nuances in meaning with some of the more challenging words from lessons 9 and 10.

https://docs.google.com/a/capeelizabethschools.org/document/d/1tZifF2f7qcygf2ZMWrktvwSLyvJ099QamPEYzf__z60/edit


Look up the following words in the New York Times.  Find sample headlines and sentences using these words and post them.

emulate
inextricably
intrinsic
reconcile
rail

assimilate
semblance
simulate
verisimilitude

Vocabulary Lesson 9 in Context

Examine the link to a document that explores words from vocabulary lesson 9 in the news.  Use this document to help you understand how the words are used correctly.

https://docs.google.com/a/capeelizabethschools.org/document/d/1gpuWmano6Q42ks2wHtlvadQENDdRXNtxrgaw1umd7j8/edit

Fragment and Run-On Practice

Look at the following link for practice on fragments and run-ons.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/fragments_quiz.htm

feed Thoughts for Discussion

Consider the use of the TM symbol.  What parts of this society have been trademarked?  What conclusions can you draw from that?


What is the vision of friendships and relationships you get in this society?  What do people do together?  How does this compare/contrast to what people do together in our society today?


What do you know so far about what this world looks like?  Go back and search the text for visual cues you have gotten, or draw a sketch of what the world looks like based on what the text has presented.



Consider some of the ironies that have been presented in this world so far.  What are they?  What comments has Titus made that seem ironic?  How so?



What are some of the fashion trends in this society?  How do they connect to trends in our own society?  

feed Quote Response: Part 2

Choose one quote from Part 2 in feed.  Type the quote and the page number, and in a paragraph, respond to this quote.  Why is this quote significant?  What do you learn about a character or the society from this quote? What questions does the quote raise?  How does it relate to a particular theme?

feed Quote Response 1 (1-28)

Choose one of the following quotes to respond to.  Your response should be a paragraph.

"It was dinnertime, so we had dinner at a J.P. Barnigan's Family Extravaganza, which was pretty good, and just like the one at home...It was almost like normal, which is how I like it."
pg. 10



"We had lesions that people were getting, and ours right then were kind of red and wet-looking."
pg. 11


"I stood there wondering what it was that made her so beautiful.  She was looking at us like we were shit."
pg. 14