1. Larger questions on gender
Looking at the text thus far, how does the text deal with the themes of ...
2. Masculinity
3. Adolescent males
How do these themes manifest themselves in the text and what conclusions are we to draw from the text about each theme? Use text evidence to support your ideas.
2. Free writing
The focus of last night's reading was the game against Lane Tech. Notice how much longer the description was and how much more detail there was about the game. Why was that game more important? Why did Ballard move quickly over the final game? What does this tell us about the point of this story?
3. Question generation for essays
Questions on meaning (plot?)
Questions on purpose & audience (why?)
Questions on method and structure (how?)
Questions on language (tone, literary devices, style, characterization)
Questions I asked you
1. What's one important symbol in the text so far and what does it represent?
2. How does Ballard create both realistic and mythical characters?
3. What role does masculinity and heroism play in achieving the American Dream?
4. How does Ballard's style and structure create tension not only in the games but also within characters?
No comments:
Post a Comment