Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Socratic Seminar Question Types: Fahrenheit 451

In class Tuesday, May 3rd, you will create questions (one for each of the following) for a Socratic Seminar on Wednesday, May 4th. Any question not accompanied by a valid answer will receive no credit.


WORLD CONNECTION QUESTION
Write a question connecting the text to the real world.

Example: When a friend or family member is depressed, what do you do?


CLOSE-ENDED QUESTION
Write a question about the text that will help everyone in the class come to an agreement about events or characters in the text. This question usually has a “correct” answer.

Example: What three things did Faber say were needed for books to make a difference in society?


OPEN-ENDED QUESTION
Write an insightful question about the text that will require proof and group discussion and “construction of logic” to discover or explore the answer to the question.

Example: What did Beatty say led to books being banned?


UNIVERSAL THEME/ CORE QUESTION
Write a question dealing with a theme(s) of the text that will encourage group discussion about the universality of the text.

Example: What is there in your life that is worth dying for?


LITERARY ANALYSIS QUESTION
Write a question dealing with HOW an author chose to compose a literary piece. How did the author manipulate point of view, characterization, poetic form, archetypal hero patterns, for example?

Example: What does Bradbury accomplish by making Clarisse McClellan so different from all the other female characters in the book?

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