Short, Cheap, Nearly Great Books SE Denver: April 2015

Friday, April 17, 2015

The Sleep by Caitlin Horrocks - Tues, Apr 21 @ 7:30 PM

Join us to discuss The Sleep by Caitlin Horrocks on Tuesday, April 21 at 7:30 PM. Find it on page 104 of The Best American Short Stories - 2011. We are graciously hosted by HighPointe Assisted Living (NE corner of I-25 and Hampden).

Join us to discuss Deep Intellect by Sy Montgomery in the private dining room at HighPointe.
Find it on page 53 of The Best American Science & Nature Writing - 2012.
Read it on-line at https://orionmagazine.org/article/deep-intellect/

Basic Guidelines for Shared Inquiry

Read the selection carefully before participating in the discussion. This ensures that all participants are equally prepared to talk about the ideas in the work.
Most of us need to read short stories more than once.
Support your ideas with evidence from the text. This keeps the discussion focused on understanding the selection and enables the group to weigh textual support for different answers.
Discuss the ideas in the selection and try to understand them fully before exploring issues that go beyond the selection. Reflecting on the ideas in the text and the evidence to support them makes the exploration of related issues more productive.
Listen to other participants and respond to them directly. Directing your comments and questions to other group members, not always to the leader, will make the discussion livelier and more dynamic.
Expect the leader to only ask questions. Effective leaders help participants develop their own ideas, with everyone gaining a new understanding in the process. Participants should look to the leader for questions, not answers.

Friday, April 17, 2015

The Sleep by Caitlin Horrocks - Tues, Apr 21 @ 7:30 PM

Friday, April 3, 2015

Deep Intellect by Sy Montgomery - Tues, Apr 7 @ 7:30 PM