Short+Stories

Short Stories

This is the start of a different journey for you - one where we will explore short stories and challenge each other to 'dig deep' to find meaning and give insight. Try to ask meaningful questions and when in doubt, write more.

I would love you all to participate fully in this experience - the more you use this site - the more you will get to delve the depths of the texts we look at.

For each story we finish reading in class I will create a page and this page will act as a springboard into discussion. You will have a few days to post questions and respond to those your classmates have posted.

For each story I expect you to post FOUR higher level questions and respond to at least SIX. Your responses need to be insightful and show your thinking. Please DO NOT post 'I agree' responses. I am looking for so much more from each of you.

You will only receive full credit for your work if you write thoughtful responses at length AND if you ask higher-level questions. What's a "higher level" question? Generally any question that starts with "how" or "why" or gets participants thinking and questioning.

If you're stuck for good question stems, check out the Application, Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation question stems at []. I want you to be good question-askers in life, not just good question-answerers.

You need to post FOUR questions and respond to SIX for EACH story. There could also be other pages about a story that you need to read. Always check the date in the pages section...this will give you a clue as to what to do.

To take another look at the video we watched go to []

Enjoy

Mrs Perks