Formulating Good Questions by https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx What are some rich questions you could ask to discuss "The Gift of the Magi" en-us 2021-04-13 15:36:34 UTC 2021-04-14 16:07:17 UTC hello@padlet.com What possessions do Jim & Della value most? ericawhitson1 https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1416986218 2021-04-14 15:28:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1416986218 How does the author use dramatic irony? ericawhitson1 https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1416990339 2021-04-14 15:29:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1416990339 What are some of the main themes the author included? ericawhitson1 https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1416994135 2021-04-14 15:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1416994135 What lessons might Jim & Della learn through this experience? ericawhitson1 https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1416998952 2021-04-14 15:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1416998952 Intertextual connection to the story of the Magi in the Bible...how does "The Gift of the Magi" rely on biblical text? ericawhitson1 https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1417008819 2021-04-14 15:32:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1417008819 What individual scenes/events happen in the story? ericawhitson1 https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1417021113 2021-04-14 15:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1417021113 Who did Della sell her hair to? ericawhitson1 https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1417024318 2021-04-14 15:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1417024318 Why do Jim & Della give each other the gifts they do? ericawhitson1 https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1417025322 2021-04-14 15:35:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1417025322 What are some literary devices used in the story? ericawhitson1 https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1417033584 2021-04-14 15:37:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1417033584 What words are not used in American English? ericawhitson1 https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1417034670 2021-04-14 15:37:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1417034670 Why does the author compare the couple to the Magi? ericawhitson1 https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1417201777 2021-04-14 16:06:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1417201777 What is the meaning of the title? ericawhitson1 https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1417202651 2021-04-14 16:06:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1417202651 What do you think the author wants you to take away from this story? ericawhitson1 https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1417203859 2021-04-14 16:06:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1417203859 What life lessons can we as students take from the story? ericawhitson1 https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1417206193 2021-04-14 16:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1417206193 Does the joy of gift giving compare to the true joy the two felt between each other at the end? ericawhitson1 https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1417207178 2021-04-14 16:06:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1417207178 Can you think of any other Christmas stories or other stories about gifts that "The Gift of the Magi" reminds of you? How? ericawhitson1 https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1417208908 2021-04-14 16:07:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ericawhitson1/8aifkxvk72yvf8sx/wish/1417208908