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Her thesis was well worded. It seemed like she put a lot of thought into it.

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I agree with his statement on how hope and destruction came from the pearl and he ended up seeing the real values of his life

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I like what Jackson explained about destruction, and how greed can sometimes get the best of people

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I believe that Jackson did a good job of providing good evidence and respectfully disagreeing and agreeing with people. It seems that he really though through this before he spoke.

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Jackson's thesis was really good and it explained Lily's point really well.

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Franchesca was really good at explaining how greed affects society and highlighted Jackson's point really well.

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Pranav's response to Jackson was put together very well, it seemed like he put much time into this book.

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She began this socratic seminar well, speaking clearly and stating her thesis. The thesis was well done and seemed like it made since.

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I think Jackson provided a really good representation on one side of Lily's thesis.

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This statement is very insightful. I think it clearly explained what role hope and destruction played in the story.

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Jackson provides a new perspective on how the pearl slowly transforms from a symbol of hope to a tool of destruction. Also states how it brings materialistic greed which undermines true human values. He gives examples from the text to support his original idea.

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I like the way she described how the pearl showed hope by giving examples and how she tied it to the previous thesis by Jackson.

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I like how she described how the pearl was more symbolic towards greed and not hope by telling us how the main character was led towards destruction/greed further in the book through his thoughts.

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Francesca was really good with her wording and how she got straight to the point. She did a very good point of highlighting the points.

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I agree with his statement on how the pearl was a symbol of greed and destruction to the society and he gave great evidence from Jackson's quote.

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Built on what other people said well and referred back to other people. A good job adding on to peoples information.

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She was really good at explaining her thoughts about what happened in the book and it sounded like she really understood the book.

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This statement was explained well in what ways greed played a role in the book and how hope and destruction also added.

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Anna's response to Lily's thesis provided more information about the story and the characters, and it shows that she was able to connect the characters to the overarching theme.

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I like how Jackson explained his thesis and how he provided good evidence of why the book symbolizes destruction.

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I liked how Abigail further detailed what Francesca said, she talked more about why he was showing greed and why it was destructive and gave examples to prove her thinking.

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I like how franchesca provided information for how hope was one of the themes, rather than how everyone else was just focusing on destruction.

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I agree with Jackson's statement, and how he explained his thesis well about destruction and hope, and how greed took over peoples thoughts in the book.

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Her statement was really well worded, and I liked the way she explained what the pearl really symbolized and represented. It also built onto the previous points well.

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I like that she used evidence from the book to support the claim that the pearl symbolizes destruction.

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She did really well using symbolism and evidence from the text to prove and strengthen her point and claim.

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She gave good reasons and supported those reasons well. I believe she used good evidence from the book and told us the quote from the book, and she overall gave good evidence to show symbolism in the book.

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Anna's statement added onto previous ideas, while also bringing new ideas in the seminar. It showed that she understood the book and what is was about.

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I like how Jackson gave good evidence and examples to support his reasoning. I also liked his statement saying that the oppressed will take anything they can get because they don't have much.

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Lily was really good at supporting Jackson's viewpoint by giving examples and explanations of greed and destruction.

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Her response to Jackson's statement shows that she really understood the book and its characters and theme.

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I like how she explained the character's motives and tied it to the themes of the story. She also pushed her idea in a strong and emphatic way.

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I think Pranav did a good job with explaining how the main character found out that he did not need the pearl to be happy, you just need the people you love.

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I like how Saanvi used specific evidence to prove her statements, and it showed that she really understood the book. She also explained others people's points very well.

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Janani adds a very insightful and new way of looking at Jackson's argument. It is clearly an original idea that talks about how greed and jealousy cause humans to go to extremes. She also provides a little excerpt from the book to further enhance the effectiveness of her argument.

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Jackson's statement was very clear and concise and it seemed that everyone had agreed with what he said, showing he knew the book well and started the conversation in a positive way. He made his argument more clear by using a quote.

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Pranav had a really good response to Jackson he also explained really well and had good evidence to support his response.

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Inaya was able to push her ideas in a strong way and she introduced new instances from the story.

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I really liked how Jackson described the people's greed and what they would do. He worded it very well and said it with complete confidence.

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Akshaya was able to create a neutral opinion on the themes rather than choosing hope or destruction

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I like what she said about the people of the town wanting to be rich and steal the pearl, and I also think she is right about the town not caring about Kino, but just the pearl

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Eva used good evidence from the book and used symbolism to explain how the perspective of The Pearl changed.

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She was very confident and got her point across clearly and she sounded like she knew the book really well and understood it.

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She had a great point and used symbolism to prove her thinking. Eva had a great kick-start to the conversation and spoke well about the progression of the book and the main characters.

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Eva gave good evidence and sybolysim to described how the pearl changed people thought the story.

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I like how she has been involved in every discussion, and she has been making great points about the book.

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She used information from the book to create a really good thesis, and showed how the Pearl impacted the village and its people.

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I think the way that she challenged the question in saying that nothing changed, and she gave an instance to enhance her point.

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He made a great point on how the doctor may have poisoned the patient on purpose to get the pearl as a payment going back to the topic of being greedy.

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He made a awesome point about when the doctor poisoned the boy he was expecting them to pay him with the pearl.

Also I wonder why the doctor would wish death upon somebody just to take away the pearl from Kino.

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I like what she said about Kino and his wife telling their next child about the dangers of finding something valuable, and what it can do to a society.

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Anna was able to translate what Jackson and Inaya said into a way that made you think about the setting and things outside of just character traits.

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Anna's response to how societal views would have not altered the course of the book if Kino had listened to Juana is a very original way to view the question. She uses ideas beyond the book to create a concise yet effective response