1. Practice Quiz #1
Provide at least three distinguishing features between escape literature and interpretative literature.

2. Socratic Circles 1. Students sit in two circles.
2. The inner circle discusses the given topic. The outer circle takes relevant notes and may also be asked to perform a peer evaluation.
3. Students do not raise hands but take turns to speak.

3. Socratic Circles
4. Students should responD to one another, using each other’s names.
5. The focus is to address the question specifically referring to the text at hand.
6. After a time, the groups switch, and the second group builds on the first.

4. Socratic Circles 7. Avoid the following: a. Interrupting each other
B. dominating the discussion
C. repeating another student
D. agreeing without elaboration

5. Socratic Circles 7. Encourage the following:
A. ask an open-ended question to peers
B. encourage others to explain themselves
C. Cite, cite, Cite the text!

6. Approach the poem as a mature reader.
Socratic Circle
Approach the poem as a mature reader.
Explain why Taylor Mali’s poem is a good example of interpretative literature. Specifically reference both your notes and the poem itself.

7. Socratic Circle
2. Tone can be defined as the author or poet’s attitude toward their own subject matter. How does Mali shift the tone back and forth throughout this poem?
3. Imagery can be defined as what a reader can see, hear, smell, taste, and feel as a result of the descriptions an author/poet provides. Is there a particular image that you found effective in communicating the metaphor of this poem? Why?