Write Here Write Now ELA

This handout is the preparation activity for a socratic seminar on Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. Students are asked to compose five discussion questions, using five different frames that they will rely on as they conduct their discussion. A teacher can ask students to form groups and write the questions as a collective, or have individuals vote on the best questions from each category that they would like to work on. This is a student-centered activity that leads to analysis of a text commonly

I have students first gather evidence while working in groups from the play. Each group represents the divorce attorney of either Jason or Medea and then they present their evidence about who should get custody of the children. We do this activity after reading the section where Medea first confronts Jason. We then connect this to discussion about how men and women communicate the issues with the communication style of these characters as it relates to gender expectations and the patriarchal soc

This could be an individual activity, or easily modified to engage groups of students. The documents is an instruction sheet, containing the directions for students to follow in establishing their thoughts and perspectives on the American Dream. This is an AP-style activity that is helpful as an introductory lesson for units/novels that engage with themes regarding the American Dream. Students are asked to read through a series of quotes and state their position in response to the quote prov