Thursday, November 19, 2009

Other thoughts

What else would you like to say or to discuss about the book?

Interpret:

What is your interpretation/analysis of the book on a deeper level?

Evaluate:

What are your comments/opinions/observations on how the book is written?

Techniques:

What techniques does the author use to develop setting, characters, plot?

Passages:

Which passages are significant in the book? Why?Quote the passage, give the page #, and explain the importance.

Figurative language:

What examples of figurative language and sound effects can you find in the book? Put the example in quotation marks, list the page number, and tell what type it is.

Connections:

What connections can you make between the book and your own life, the real world, other literature or media, etc.?

Reactions:

What are your reactions to, opinions about, or feelings of the book?

High-level questions:

What questions do you want to pose or discuss with your group about the book? Ask two and answer two.

Anticipatory question:

If you were in a fight for your life, what skills do you have to help you survive?