Short, Cheap, Nearly Great Books SE Denver

Friday, October 9, 2015

Tues, Oct 13 @ 7:30 PM: Phantoms by Steven Millhauser

Join us to discuss Phantoms by Steven Millhauser on Tuesday, Oct 13 at 7:30 PM.

Find it on page 210 of The Best American Short Stories - 2011.

Our host facility, HighPointe has been graciously providing us with coffee and freshly baked cookies.

Friday, September 25, 2015

Tues, Sept 29 @ 7:30 PM - What You Don’t Know Can Kill You

Join us for cookies, coffee and a discussion of What You Don’t Know Can Kill You By Jason Daley. Find it on page 145 of Best American Science & Nature Writing – 2012 edited by Dan Ariely. Read it on line at http://discovermagazine.com/2011/jul-aug/11-what-you-dont-know-can-kill-you.

Friday, September 18, 2015

Schedule through December 2015

Friday, September 4, 2015

Schedule through the end of 2015

Tues, Sept 8 @ 7:30 PM: Property by Elizabeth McCracken

Join Short, Cheap, Nearly Great Books to discuss Property by Elizabeth McCracken.

Find it on page 193 of The Best American Short Stories - 2011.

Friday, August 21, 2015

Tues, Aug 25 @ 7:30 PM: The Feedback Loop by Thomas Goetz

Join us to discuss The Feedback Loop by Thomas Goetz.
Read this on-line at http://www.wired.com/2011/06/ff_feedbackloop/.
Find it on page 131 of The Best American Science & Nature Writing - 2012.

Friday, August 7, 2015

Tues, Aug 11 @ 7:30 PM - Peter Torrelli, Falling Apart by Rebecca Makkai

Join us to discuss Peter Torrelli, Falling Apart by Rebecca Makkai.

Find it on page 179 of The Best American Short Stories - 2011.

I could not find an on-line version.

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.