Homework:
- Continue AIR (bring AIR books to class tomorrow)
- Complete the Actions and Assumptions Tool for "The Palace Thief"
Today's discussion questions:
The reunion competition is held thirty-seven years after Sedgewick Bell’s graduation. What is similar or different about the two competitions?
Sedgewick Bell arranged the competition, and then he cheated again. What does this suggest about his character?
When Sedgewick Bell initially struggles with a difficult question, Hundert thinks, “it was I who had betrayed him” (p. 193). What does this reveal about Hundert and why is it important?
Do you think it is more or less difficult for Hundert to allow the cheating this time around? Why?
Which thoughts and motivations inform Hundert’s decision in how he moves forward once he realizes that Sedgewick is cheating?
- Continue AIR (bring AIR books to class tomorrow)
- Complete the Actions and Assumptions Tool for "The Palace Thief"
Today's discussion questions:
The reunion competition is held thirty-seven years after Sedgewick Bell’s graduation. What is similar or different about the two competitions?
Sedgewick Bell arranged the competition, and then he cheated again. What does this suggest about his character?
When Sedgewick Bell initially struggles with a difficult question, Hundert thinks, “it was I who had betrayed him” (p. 193). What does this reveal about Hundert and why is it important?
Do you think it is more or less difficult for Hundert to allow the cheating this time around? Why?
Which thoughts and motivations inform Hundert’s decision in how he moves forward once he realizes that Sedgewick is cheating?