Short Story Friday
"Kin"
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Discussion questions:
(Come on Tuesday with evidence from the text for our discussion). 1. What evidence is there that this story takes place in a wider dystopia? 2. What kind of person do you think Ortega-Mambay is? 3. Is Kim somehow special? Does he possess some kind of powers? 4. What do you suppose is the theme of this story? 5. Do you agree with Levar's take on this story? |
Week 2: "The Navigators"
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Discussion Questions
1. In your opinion what is the importance of the title 2. Is Joshua's relationship with his father healthy? 3. Levar suggests that the profound tragedy of the story is the absence of Joshua's mother. Is it? 4. What is the importance of food in the story? |
Week 3: "1000 Year Old Ghosts"
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Week 4: "The Paper Menagerie"
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In-Class Essay Test
Essay Test:
Family relationships can be emotionally fraught, frustrating, and, sadly, destructive. But they can also be a foundation, a soothing balm, and a gas station for your psyche.
Psychologist Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs claims that after physiological needs, and safety, the very next is the love and belonging provided by a family.
Family relationships can be emotionally fraught, frustrating, and, sadly, destructive. But they can also be a foundation, a soothing balm, and a gas station for your psyche.
Psychologist Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs claims that after physiological needs, and safety, the very next is the love and belonging provided by a family.
After listening to these audiobooks, write on one of the following topics:
- How are family relationships depicted in 2 of the audio short stories we read?
- How does the family unit, in all its permutations, persist in importance even in science fiction and fantasy stories? Discuss 2 of the audio short stories we read.
- What common strengths and short-comings do the parents have in 2 of the audio short stories we read?
- Multi paragraph essay (5 paragraph)
- Intro
- Body (3 or more paragraphs)
- Conclusion
- Lookfors:
- Technical: underlined thesis, topic sentence (body paragraphs), concluding sentence (links back to thesis) , enumerate your main points (intro and conclusion)
- Thinking: paraphrased evidence from the text
- Style: Formal academic writing, hourglass
- Bring a cue card with a skeleton outline