Angie Thomas-
From her website bio: Angie Thomas was born, raised, and still resides in Jackson, Mississippi as indicated by her accent. She is a former teen rapper whose greatest accomplishment was an article about her in Right-On Magazine. She holds a BFA in Creative Writing from Belhaven University and an unofficial degree in Hip Hop. Angie is an inaugural winner of the Walter Dean Myers Grant 2015, awarded by We Need Diverse Books. Her debut novel, The Hate U Give, started as a senior project in college. Ms. Thomas' books also include: On the Come Up and Concrete Rose, a prequel to The Hate U Give.
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1. Socratic seminar- Persepolis Socratic Seminar Handout
Expectations-
Socratic Seminar: A LEVEL Participant Rubric
- Participant offers enough solid analysis, without prompting, to move the conversation forward
- Participant, through her comments, demonstrates a deep knowledge of the text and the question
- Participant has come to the seminar prepared, with notes and a marked/annotated text
- Participant, through her comments, shows that she is actively listening to other participants
- Participant offers clarification and/or follow-up that extends the conversation
- Participant’s remarks often refer back to specific parts of the text.
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