TEST ANALYSIS

Test Analysis has THREE parts

A. What answer you chose and why

B. What the class chose and why

C. What you think now and why

Each section should have quotes from the novel to back up your thinking. You need to ANALYZE! Explore your thoughts.
In section B, you need to reference what other people in class stated, thought, argued for, especially if they agreed with you or made you change your mind.
Section C should be the longest part of the analysis, becuase it is the concept you have after argument and debate.

A 10 is about a page in length, with all of these details.

A 5 is about half a page, with minimal details.

Socratic Seminar questions for "The Veldt"

“The Veldt”
Student-derived questions
Per. 6/7

In the story, there is a reference to death: “Long before you knew what death was, you were wishing it on someone else. When you were two years old, you were shooting people with cap pistols,” (17). In reality, death is not what we think it is, so why do we use it in such a horrible manner like telling people,” I wish you were dead”?


Why didn’t the parents see the children imagining evil from the beginning?


Why do the children hate their parents and want to kill them?


What is the most important literary element in the story?


Did the family have a perfect life, without struggle or obstacles to overcome?

What would you see if you were in the nursery?

Is it good to have all that new technology?


Why was the nursery stuck on Africa? How is Africa symbolic?


If you had the opportunity to have a room like this, would you? Why?


Would you have machinery do everything for you? If so, how would your life be different?

Is technology really a necessity or is it a want? Explain the difference?

Does all the technology help families stay close, or does it force them apart?

What year does the story take place?

If you lived in a house like this, would you feel useless like the parents?

Why would life seem so terrible without technology when long ago, no one ever had technology?

Cambodia

Please click the link below to read a New York Times article about war crimes in Cambodia. Author Pin Yathay was alive during the communist regime Khmer Rouge was in power, killing 1.7 million people during their reign.

New York Times

Questions for The Life You Save

Whose life is saved in this short story? Why is that tragic?

This story is described as Gothic humor - Why?

Do Mr. Shiftlet and Mrs. Crater represent humanity? Why or Why not?

What is the significance of the hitchhiker scene?

What is the significance of the diner boy saying Lucynell looks like an "Angel of Gawd"?

What is the symbolism of Mr. Shiftlet describing two parts of the man - the body as a house and a soul that is in constant motion?

Blog 4- Due Friday, Nov. 16

Who is the bigger hypocrite, Mrs. Crater or Mr. Shiftlet? Use at least two quotes from the short story to support your argument. 150-word minimum