Luke Chaplain Mrs. Sullivan Grade 8 Period 1 25 March 2015 TKAM Socratic Seminar Questions 1. This book is continually banned from the school reading list because of racism‚ sex‚ and foul language. Do you believe this book should be banned? Even though this book was published in the 1960’s‚ how can this book relate to today’s society? Considering that many books come and go in public school curriculum‚ why does this book endure? In my opinion‚ I think “How to Kill a Mockingbird” should be banned
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The Senior Seminar Presentations started with a quote that caught my attention it was‚ "The media don’t tell us what to think‚ they tell us what to think about." This allowed me to be engaged right from the start‚ allowing for me to have an experiences where I gain knowledge on a lot of new topics. I have never stayed in connection with all of the community and world things that are going on around me and sometimes this is not a positive. However‚ by not staying up to date‚ I thought the information
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Thomas Szasz says‚ “ Two wrongs don’t make a right‚ but they make a good excuse.” In the book Song of Solomon‚ Toni Morrison tells the story during the time where whites could kill blacks and get away with it. She paints us a picture of how it was back then when she says‚ “A young Negro boy had been found stomped to death in Sunflower County‚ Mississippi. There were no questions asked about who stomped him- his murderers had boasted freely- and there were no questions about the motive.” Does this
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Romeo & Juliet Socratic Seminar Written Response Annie Kang 5) Turn one of the following topics (fate‚ family ties‚ friendship‚ or love) into a universal theme and analyze how it develops throughout the play. Love is so strong that it can never be broken. In Romeo & Juliet ‚ their love is one that progresses very quickly‚ leading to the two getting married recklessly. Romeo is someone who falls in love easily‚ and when he sees Juliet‚ he immediately falls in love with her‚ despite
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Drama Unit Socratic Seminar Questions Part 1: A Streetcar Named Desire 1. Blanche who is homeless‚ comes to her sister’s house at the beginning. Blanche had been a schoolteacher‚ married Allan‚ a man she later discovered to be gay. Her reactions to his sexual orientation caused him to commit suicide. Lonely‚ she becomes a prostitute‚ who loses her teaching career when her sexual relationship with a teenager is found out. After the family plantation Belle Reve is lost‚ she turns to her little sister
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Question 1: How does the novel reflect Puritan society? English Protestants created a large group of people in the 16th and 17th centuries called the Puritans. These people advocated strict religious discipline along with a strong beliefs and worshipping. The Scarlet Letter reflected on Puritan Society in several ways‚ from religion to discipline and punishment. Religion seemed to control everyone‚ the reverend was the person that everyone looked up to‚ and the community‚ as a whole‚ believed in
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Class notes from Animal Farm Socratic Seminar ● Question do you think old Major would’ve wanted animal farm to be different than what it turned out to be? communism made animal farm different revolution meaning abandoning humans ● Question Could any animal make Snowball the leader‚ besides Napoleon? Would the dogs follow anyone else besides the pigs? Clover warmed up to all the other animals when they were cold. Only the pigs would brainwash the dogs because they were the only clever ones in the farm
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To Kill a Mockingbird Socratic Seminar: Monday‚ January 13‚ 2014 Provide specific examples from the text to support each of your answers. Purpose: Socratic Seminars attempt to find deeper meaning of a text. A Socratic Seminar is not a debate‚ but rather a dialogue. In dialogue‚ one listens to understand‚ to make meaning‚ and to find common ground. In dialogue‚ one submits one’s best thinking‚ expecting that other people’s reflections will help improve it rather than threaten it. Dialogue
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Frankenstein Project Reflection For our project‚ Zack and I made a short movie‚ depicting an interview done with both the monster and Frankenstein. We came up with this idea by first thinking about our theme‚ both isolation and one’s upbringing significantly determined their actions later on in life. In order to best show this theme‚ we decided that we must have both of the two main characters present‚ and we must talk to them together‚ since this would show contrast with our theme of solitude
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Typed Notes for the Third Hunger Games Socratic Seminar 1.) On page 326‚ the game makers drained Katniss and Peeta’s water source and led then to the lake to have a showdown with Cato. The game makers control the environment and "entertainment" value of the games. How do you think this affects the tributes knowing that they are basically puppets? 2.) In modern day‚ reality TV shows have been increasing‚ especially in competitive shows and survival shows. What aspects of our popular culture
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