Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) & Through the Looking Glass (1871)
Charles Dodgson (pseud. Lewis Carroll)
Overarching Thematic Question for This Reading
Structuralism criticism: To what extent is it true that texts are governed by specific rules, or a "grammar of literature", that one learns in educational institutions and that are to be unmasked?
The Socratic Seminar Prompts For the Following Selected Read Aloud Passages
Other Read-Aloud Passages
Socratic Seminar #1: pgs. Wonderland, pgs. 37-39
Socratic Seminar #4: pgs. Looking Glass, Author's Preface & "Child of the Pure Unclouded Brow"
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Socratic Seminar #2: pgs. Wonderland, pgs. 105-107
Socratic Seminar #5: pgs. Looking Glass, pgs. 267-270
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Socratic Seminar #3: pgs. Wonderland, pgs. 159-162
Socratic Seminar #6: pgs. Looking Glass, Chapter 10
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The Reading Schedule
Socratic Seminar #1: Wonderland, Ch. 1-4
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Socratic Seminar #2: Wonderland, Ch. 5-8
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Socratic Seminar #3: Wonderland, Ch. 9-12
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Socratic Seminar #4: Looking Glass, Ch 1-4
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Socratic Seminar #5: Looking Glass, Ch 5-8
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Socratic Seminar #6: Looking Glass, Ch 9-12
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The Handouts:
Color Marking Annotation for Character Development and Other Annotation Prompts | |
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Examples of Overarching Thematic Questions for a Reading of Alice According to Some Critical Literary Lenses-_alice.pdf | |
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First IOP Practice: The Alice Projects | |
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The Walrus and the Carpenter | |
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"Lewis Carroll's Shifting Reputation" Article | |
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Allegory of the Cave Prompt | |
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Secondary Sources:
Alice Project Ideas - An Example of what a Literary "Artifact" and Its Presentation May Look Like:
Some of Our Exemplar Alice Projects from Fall 2015:
Theory of Knowledge (TOK) Connection - Mini Unit on Plato's Allegory of the Cave: A Secondary Reference Source for the Study of Wonderland & Looking Glass
Plato's Allegory of the Cave | |
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"The Allegory of the Cave" Discussion Prompts | |
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VIDEO: A Personal Favorite Cinematic Allusion To Plato's Cave Allegory...