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This document contains 15 questions (originally made) dealing with the themes of the play. You can use these questions as possible journal assignments, discussion questions, or Socratic Seminar topics, or for a variety of activities in the classroom. The questions are open-ended and ask that students make connections with the world and frame arguments.

20 essential questions that can be used to guide lesson plan writing or questions that can be used for daily journal writing or even socratic seminars in the classroom. They are appropriate for high school aged students, but can easily be modified if desired to suit younger students in terms of their language.

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

Note: I use this for AP Language and IB Literature High Level Classes so the questions may be too challenging for students who may be studying this text in younger or lower levels. The opening page and a half of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby with accompanying close reading questions. Students often struggle with the opening so what I typically do is I model for them and do a whole group discussion of the opening sentences and then I have students work in pairs or in groups to complete

This is can be a culminating activity or a summative assessment for Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, a nonfiction novel frequently taught in AP Language and Composition. The activity encourages students to examine the language techniques Capote uses and to create narrative pieces that utilize those techniques. For homework, I assign the following to students: Find a news story detailing the events or reporting on a violent crime from the past 1 year that took place in the United StatesCopy the l

This is an end of unit assessment I used with my students where I have students in groups first research and analyze famous closing statements for criminal cases and then I break them up into either the prosecution or defense side and have students write a closing statement for Medea. You can also have a mock trial and have students in groups write these closing statements. This may work well for upperclassmen studying Euripides play and can span several class periods.

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

Aya: Life in Yop City is a great graphic novel that I use as part of the IB Lit's Works in Translation curriculum. This handout includes 12 analysis questions. Students can be assigned a question to answer with a partner and then provide their responses for the class, thus using this resource as a jumping off point for discussion, or it can be used as a homework worksheet. The questions require students close read and form arguments about some of the motifs that are common in the text.

30 questions focused on the themes and key ideas of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Instructors can use the questions as essential questions for their lesson plans, or convert them into potential journaling prompts, or use them to facilitate class discussions and socratic seminars. They may also serve as potential essay prompts. I use these questions with AP and Ib students, so their level may be best suited for upperclassmen. Hope you enjoy!

Aya: Life in Yop City is a great graphic novel that I use as part of the IB Lit's Works in Translation curriculum. This handout includes 6 analysis questions, focusing on the language and the format of the novel. Students can be assigned a question to answer with a partner and then provide their responses for the class, thus using this resource as a jumping off point for discussion, or it can be used as a homework worksheet. The questions require students close read and form arguments, while cit

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