AQotWF Seminar Coaching

Starter 13
Write one sentence for each of the following.  NO MORE!  Make them beautiful, play with your language.  What is the truth of war from...

...Paul's perspective?  (the narrator)
...Kat's perspective?
...Kantorek's perspective?  (their schoolmaster)
...Duval's perspective?  (the French soldier Paul killed)
...your perspective?

AQotWF Coaching
Work with your group to gain a better understanding of the novel

Chapter by Chapter

• Summarize the main events of the chapter into 3-4 short bullet points
• Write one sentence: what's the main message of the chapter?

Characters

• Make a list of the main characters
• List the 3 most important traits of each character

Overall Book

• Discuss the message of the book
• 1-3 sentences:  What is the author trying to say about the experience of WWI?

Discussion Questions

Come up with three good discussion questions in your group.  Give them to Lori.

Socratic Seminar Pre-Write

Answer any two of the following questions in well thought out paragraphs.  These may be handwritten or typed.  This is your ticket to participate in seminar tomorrow.  Without this, you will not be allowed to participate, and you will receive a 0 for the seminar.  You do not need to print- you will just show it to me at the start of class tomorrow.

1.      What is the truth of war the author is trying to convey in this book?

2.      Is this an anti-war novel?  Why/why not?

3.      What do you think is the passage in this book that best expresses the truth of war?  Quote it, and explain why you chose it.

4.      When Paul goes on leave, why does he react so negatively to being home?  Why does he say, on page 185, that he should never have gone on leave?

5.      Chapter 9 is a turning point in the book.  What crucial realization does Paul have in this chapter?

HOMEWORK

Finish Seminar Prewrite (see instructions above).  This is your ticket into the seminar tomorrow!  DUE: Start of class, THURSDAY.

Study for QUIZ on Friday!