Silent Discussion Step 1 Using your knowledge of

Silent Discussion � Step 1: Using your knowledge of our essential questions from the “Do Now, ” discuss the quote at your first station and decide which essential question you think applies the best. You have 4 minutes to decide. � Step 2: Check in with Mrs. Blake about your chosen essential question. Once it has been approved, write the question in a box in the middle of a large sheet of paper. Using the same colored marker, your group should comment on this essential question and how it connects to your quote. Ask questions, make original comments, elaborate on others’ comments, etc. � Step 3: Switch to another group’s quote/question and add to their commentary. You will have 3 minutes per station. � Step 4: When you arrive at your original poster, read over the comments and underline the most interesting points made about whether this essential question was the best fit for your quote.

� Guiding Questions: Silent Discussion � 1. What is the context of the quote? Why do you think it’s important? � 2. Is this essential question the best fit for the quote chosen? � 3. How could you use the quote to answer the essential question? � 4. The boys clearly don’t live in a “good society. ” What about the quote supports this point? � 5. Are there any literary devices in the quote that enhance your understanding of it? Or that make it easier to connect to the questions?

Exit Ticket: �Based on your silent discussion, decide why you think the boys’ society has failed. Write down 3 specific reasons!