Socratic Seminar Questions

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

1.      Why do you think Mrs. Alexander help Christopher?

2.      After realizing the affair between Christopher’s mom and Mr. Shears, how will it change   Christopher’s life?

3.      Do you think Christopher’s dad still love his wife after she cheated on him?

The Possibility of Evil

1.      Why doesn’t Miss Strangeworth understand that she commits injustice?

2.      What will the story become if it’s told from the view of townspeople?

3.      How will you react if you receive Miss Strangeworth’s letter?

Socratic Seminar Questions

Possibilty of Evil
1. What do you think makes Mrs.Strangeworth thinks that she has the responsibilty to warn other people in the town about the possibility of evil? 2. What is Miss Strangeworth's view of human nature? 3. Do you think Mrs.Strangeworth will change after her roses are cut?

The Curious of the Dog in Night Time
1. What career does Christopher plan to become in the future? Is he able to fullfill his dream?
2. After knowing about the affair between Mr.Shear and his mom, will Christopher change his view towards his mom?
3. Does the affair between Mr.Shear and Christopher's mom play a part in the mysterious murder of Mrs.Shears dog?

Socratic Seminar Questions

The Possibility of Evil
1. Is is possible for Miss Strangeworth to send a letter to herself? 
2. Will Miss Strangeworth change after she received the letter? 
3. What makes Miss Strangeworth think that by sending out letters will help keeping the town a place without  evilness. 


The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
1. Why does Mrs. Alexander try to be friends with Christopher. 
2. Why didn't Christopher get upset about his mother's affair with Mr. Shears. 
3. Will Christopher treats his father or Mrs.Shears differently after hearing the affair of his mother? 

Socratic Seminar Questions

THE POSSIBILITY OF EVIL
1) Why was Miss Adela Strangeworth so devoted in making her town a place without evilness?
2) Why did Miss Adela Strangeworth plant so many roses?
3) What would happen to Miss Adela Strangeworth afterwards?

CHARACTERIZATION IN THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG
1) How is Siobhan a reliable or an unreliable narrator?
2) Can Mrs. Alexander be thought of as nosey or just trying to be helpful?
3) Did the incident of the death of Siobhan's mother affect the way he is?

The Possibility of Evil

"She had been writing her letters--sometimes two or three everyday for a week, sometimes no more than one in a month--for the past year. She never got any answers, of course, because she never signed her name. If she had been asked, she would have sad that her name, Adela Strangeworth, a name honored in the town for so many years, did not belong on such trash"(68).

The possiblity of Evil

"As long as evil existed unchecked in the world, it was Miss Strangeworth's duty to keep her town to keep her town alert to it."

The Possibility of Evil

Miss Chandler, the librarian, and Linda Stewart's parents would have gone unsuspectingly ahead with their lives, never aware of possible evil lurking nearby, if Miss Strangeworth had not sent letters opening their eyes.