Short, Cheap, Nearly Great Books SE Denver: April 2016

Friday, April 22, 2016

Tues, Apr 26 @ 7:30 PM - The Hare's Mask

We next discuss The Hare's Mask by Mark Slouka. Find it on page 323 of Best American Short Stories – 2011.

I have not fould a copy of this on-line.

HighPointe has been graciously providing us with coffee and fresh baked cookies.

Join us to discuss Test Tube Burgers by Michael Specter. Find it on page 229 of Best American Science & Nature Writing – 2012
Find it on line at http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/05/23/test-tube-burgers

HighPointe has been graciously baking us cookies and brewing coffee.

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.

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Schedule

Friday, April 22, 2016

Tues, Apr 26 @ 7:30 PM - The Hare's Mask

Monday, April 11, 2016

Updated Schedule - New Collections

Friday, April 8, 2016

Tues, Apr 12 @ 7:30 PM: Test Tube Burgers