Worldview 17 - Socratic List Exercise: "How Do the Geographical Details of the Author's Life Resonate with the Presuppositions Suggested by the Text?"
Literary Core Skill:
Relate details from the author’s life and times to the worldviews of various titles.
Resources: Worldview Detective Socratic List questions 1f, 2g, 3c, 4d, 5d, 6c, 7e, 8e, 9d, 10g, 11d, 12d, 13i
Elements of Fiction:
Assignment Type:
Description:
This worksheet asks for a paragraph- or page-length response to Worldview Socratic List question 11d based on a careful reading of the story and on additional teacher-provided biographical material about the author.
Grading Rubric:
Equal parts credit for a) clean grammar/syntax/punctuation, b) plausibility, and c) reference to the text. Paragraph- and page-length answers may also be graded on the 5-fold rubric.
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