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Socratic Seminar Cover Sheet

Please use the checklist below to ensure that you have all components of your Socratic Seminar packet.

CHECKLIST

To get full credit for the Socratic Seminar, you will need to submit the following:

 Your selected passage for close reading

 Annotated Article #1 ("Chinua Achebe's Anti-colonial Novels are Still Relevant Today")
 Annotated Article #2 ("An African Voice" Katie Bacon)
 A completed Theme Tracker for your topic (10 quotes with analysis)
 A well thought-out response to the pre-seminar discussion question
 3-5 open-ended questions to facilitate discussion
 Inner Circle Reflection Sheet
 The assignment sheet with rubric

Discussion Questions:

Consider how you can use the novel, the articles, and any other materials related to this class to craft
questions that will promote discussion. Remember, you want questions for which there are multiple answers
and interpretations.

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Pre-Socratic Question: Considering the reputation of TFA over the past 60 years, why do you feel this novel is
such an important part of World Literature? Why should one read this novel? Be sure to think about how the
novel has affected you and others when crafting your response (think back to our readings!)

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