Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Socratic Seminar Questions

Possibility of Evil:
What drove Ms. Strangeworth to doing this? Other than boredom, what would be some potential reasons?
People don't just do things for the good of it; they always hope to gain something in return. Why did the boy choose to hand deliver the letter rather than to simply slip it into the mail?
Why would Dave and Linda be "evil"? People have the freedom to do whatever they want; it may be against the wishes of their respective parents, but they do not harm others with their relationship. Why does Miss Strangeworth view it as such?

Characterization CIOTSTNT

Now that several people know Christopher is conducting his investigation, has any of them displayed indirect characteristics of wishing to do harm to Christopher and/or hampering progress on his investigation?
Based off f his actions, how does Christopher feel about his mother "doing sex" with a man other than his father?
Why would Mrs. Alexander reveal to Christopher, a mere child, of his mother's affair? What does this reveal about her character? Is she trying to mislead Christopher because she killed the dog?

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