socratic seminar

Maria Fabrizio
2 nd Period Honors American Literature
Wolfe-Cundiff
May 28, 2017
Final Socratic Seminar Questions
Great Gatsby
1. In “The Great Gatsby”, who came to hate “Eastern” life? Give textual support. (close-ended)
2. Do you think Tom truly loved Daisy or was it just to “claim his territory”? (open-ended)
A Good Man is Hard to Find
1. Is it true that no matter the crime committed, whether large or small, the punishment will
always be the same? (world connection)
2. Does the grandmother have the ability to be a good woman? (close-ended)
3. Is the grandmother like the Misfit? In what ways? (open-ended)
A Rose for Emily
1. Do you think we could live a life like Emily? Killing someone if we have trust/ abandonment
issues? Live life with no social rules and laws? (close-ended)
2. Why does the narrator portray Emily as a monument but at the same time pitied? (literary
analysis)
3. Like Emily being defined by her father’s actions in raising her, do you believe that a person’s past
experiences affect who the become/ who they are? (universal theme/core
Fences

1. What effect does the fence have on Troy when it comes to Cory? (literary analysis)
2. What does it mean to become a man? (universal theme/core)
3. Is becoming a man defined by one’s actions or beliefs? (universal theme/core)