Is leavinghome anessentialpart ofgrowing up?What'sAnnie'semotionalstate overallin the novel?Does Annieultimately defy orcarry on hermother's legacy?How so?  What stepsdoes Annietake to arrive atand assert herown selfhood?What is Theend-result ofAnnie's manyidentities  Explain howAnnie John isaBildungsromanbook.How does Annie'scharacterdevelopment affectthose around her,from her family to herpeers to her largercommunity inAntigua?Annie tries onmany identitiesthroughout thenovella. Does sheeventually achieveher own selfhood?What other literarycharacters haveyou encounteredwho also felt it wasnecessary to cutties with their familyand/or homeland?What issomethingyou wouldchange aboutthe novella?How would thenovella be differentif it was narrated inthe third person? Ifit was narrated byAnnie's mother?What wasyour biggesttakeawayfrom thebook?Free!What is Therelationshipbetweenleaving homeand growing upTo what extent isAnnie's coming ofage universal? Towhat extent is it aproduct of herpersonality, family,and environment?What didyou dislikeabout AnnieJohn?What aspects ofAnnie's experienceresonated withyou? Whataspects of herexperience feltnew or unfamiliar?Whatchapterimpactedyou themost?You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.How did reading thepoem "In the WaitingRoom" and theexcerpt from "A SmallPlace" support yourunderstanding ofcertain critical ideasin the text?To what extent isAnnie an objectivenarrator? To whatextent does herperspective distortthe reader'sexperience?What didyou likeabout AnnieJohn?Annie John is in 1stperson. Why? Howdoes this narrativestyle enhance thecritical ideas andthemes in thenovella?Can you talk aboutThe universalityand individuality ofAnnie's experience  How do you interpretKincaid's phraseabout departure "as ameans of personalliberation"? To whatextent does Annieembody this idea?Is leavinghome anessentialpart ofgrowing up?What'sAnnie'semotionalstate overallin the novel?Does Annieultimately defy orcarry on hermother's legacy?How so?  What stepsdoes Annietake to arrive atand assert herown selfhood?What is Theend-result ofAnnie's manyidentities  Explain howAnnie John isaBildungsromanbook.How does Annie'scharacterdevelopment affectthose around her,from her family to herpeers to her largercommunity inAntigua?Annie tries onmany identitiesthroughout thenovella. Does sheeventually achieveher own selfhood?What other literarycharacters haveyou encounteredwho also felt it wasnecessary to cutties with their familyand/or homeland?What issomethingyou wouldchange aboutthe novella?How would thenovella be differentif it was narrated inthe third person? Ifit was narrated byAnnie's mother?What wasyour biggesttakeawayfrom thebook?Free!What is Therelationshipbetweenleaving homeand growing upTo what extent isAnnie's coming ofage universal? Towhat extent is it aproduct of herpersonality, family,and environment?What didyou dislikeabout AnnieJohn?What aspects ofAnnie's experienceresonated withyou? Whataspects of herexperience feltnew or unfamiliar?Whatchapterimpactedyou themost?You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.How did reading thepoem "In the WaitingRoom" and theexcerpt from "A SmallPlace" support yourunderstanding ofcertain critical ideasin the text?To what extent isAnnie an objectivenarrator? To whatextent does herperspective distortthe reader'sexperience?What didyou likeabout AnnieJohn?Annie John is in 1stperson. Why? Howdoes this narrativestyle enhance thecritical ideas andthemes in thenovella?Can you talk aboutThe universalityand individuality ofAnnie's experience  How do you interpretKincaid's phraseabout departure "as ameans of personalliberation"? To whatextent does Annieembody this idea?

Socratic Seminar Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Is leaving home an essential part of growing up?
  2. What's Annie's emotional state overall in the novel?
  3. Does Annie ultimately defy or carry on her mother's legacy? How so?
  4. What steps does Annie take to arrive at and assert her own selfhood?
  5. What is The end-result of Annie's many identities
  6. Explain how Annie John is a Bildungsroman book.
  7. How does Annie's character development affect those around her, from her family to her peers to her larger community in Antigua?
  8. Annie tries on many identities throughout the novella. Does she eventually achieve her own selfhood?
  9. What other literary characters have you encountered who also felt it was necessary to cut ties with their family and/or homeland?
  10. What is something you would change about the novella?
  11. How would the novella be different if it was narrated in the third person? If it was narrated by Annie's mother?
  12. What was your biggest takeaway from the book?
  13. Free!
  14. What is The relationship between leaving home and growing up
  15. To what extent is Annie's coming of age universal? To what extent is it a product of her personality, family, and environment?
  16. What did you dislike about Annie John?
  17. What aspects of Annie's experience resonated with you? What aspects of her experience felt new or unfamiliar?
  18. What chapter impacted you the most?
  19. You see someone being respectful of another person's opinion.
  20. How did reading the poem "In the Waiting Room" and the excerpt from "A Small Place" support your understanding of certain critical ideas in the text?
  21. To what extent is Annie an objective narrator? To what extent does her perspective distort the reader's experience?
  22. What did you like about Annie John?
  23. Annie John is in 1st person. Why? How does this narrative style enhance the critical ideas and themes in the novella?
  24. Can you talk about The universality and individuality of Annie's experience
  25. How do you interpret Kincaid's phrase about departure "as a means of personal liberation"? To what extent does Annie embody this idea?