The+Hotseat

What is The Hotseat?

 * The Hotseat** is an interactive discussion led by you and your group that teaches the class about your assigned chapter(s) from our current novel. There are five sections to The Hotseat and each of you will be responsible for leading the discussion of at least one section.

The Five Sections
Summary Passages Reading Questions Discussion Questions Theme Song


 * Summary**

Give a two-to-three minute detailed summary of your chapter that includes the following:
 * 1) A review of important events from the last chapter that leads to events in your assigned chapter
 * 2) Important events from your assigned chapter (be sure to include why these events are important)
 * 3) Important characters (who they are, what about their personality is revealed, how they are changing, how they are staying the same, etc.)
 * 4) An explanation of how these events or characters will (or might) affect the plot of your novel


 * Passages**

Your group will be assigned several passages from your chapter to comment on. Read the passages (include them on your wikipage) and then discuss their importance to (a) the chapter and (b) the novel as a whole. Your discussion of these passages should focus on the author's use of the following in terms of how they contribute to the novel's themes:
 * 1) Style (diction; syntax; figurative language: imagery; rhetorical or narrative structure)
 * 2) Symbolism [|Dubai]
 * 3) Character development


 * Reading Questions**

Your group will lead a discussion of the Reading Questions assigned to the class for your assigned chapter.


 * Discussion Questions**

As a group create three to five original discussion questions (not from the assigned reading questions) to ask the class during your discussion. These questions should not be easily answered by simply referring to the plot but should be open-ended questions (not "yes" or "no" response questions) that require a thoughtful answer. Your group should also provide answers to these questions.


 * Theme Song**

Your group will either create or "[|find]" a theme song for your chapter. Record your song. After playing the song for the class you will then explain how the song reflects the themes of the chapter. Remember to tie the theme back to your summary of the chapter, the passages discussed by your group, the reading questions and the discussion questions prepared by your group