Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Pre-AP English II: Christmas Carol Socratic Seminar (Staves 1 & 2)

Be prepared to discuss these questions in class on Thursday, December 8, 2011. Remember to support your answers -- even the World Connection questions -- with evidence from the book.



WORLD CONNECTION QUESTIONS
If you work with someone who has a bad attitude, what can you do about it? --S.N. (6th)

How do you treat people who approach you to give to charity? --A.C. (7th)

Do you believe in ghosts? Explain. --Mikesell


CLOSE-ENDED QUESTIONS
How are Scrooge and Fred related --S.P. (1st)

According to Marley, how did he obtain the chain he carries? --M.R. (6th)


OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS
Why does Marley's ghost come to Scrooge? --M.R. (1st)

Why does the Ghost of Christmas Past show Scrooge scenes from his youth? --C.A. (6th)


UNIVERSAL THEME / CORE QUESTIONS
What does holding a grudge against others do to a person? --J.S. (1st)

Do you agree with Marley’s ghost, that “humanity should [be our] business”? Explain. --Mikesell


LITERARY ANALYSIS QUESTIONS
Why does Dickens use the simile, "the sound resounded through the house like thunder"? --M.O. (1st)

In Stave One, why does Dickens repeat that Marley is actually dead. --V.M. (7th)

Why is it important to the story that Dickens characterizes Scrooge the way he does at the beginning? --M.M. (7th)

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