Hello!
How are you? Here are the literary circles leader questions for "All Along the Watchtower."
I decided to make this a separate post, as it would've made the blogpost before this one with the pictures too long.
About literary circles
What is a literary circle? It's a small group short study and discussion about a piece of literature (文学) - where people get together and read and study, then talk about the meanings and feelings, of a short story or a poem the groups has read together.
Literary circles can be made longer to include study and discussions over many meetings about novels. We don't have time for that! But we can read together, study a little, and talk about the meaning and our feelings and understanding of a poem - in this case, the words to one of Bob Dylan's most famous songs, "All Along the Watchtower."
We won't listen to the song, though if you want, you can search it out yourself on YouTube.
How literary circles work
Literary circles usually have four (4) members. Each person in the circle has a job to do. Each circle has a leader who helps the other groups members stay on task, and helps them if they need it.
Each group has a summarizer, who writes a short summary (要約) about the story or poem being studied.
Each group also has a details master, who answers questions that the leader shows to him or her. The details master then writes answers to the questions in his or her own words.
Finally, each group also has a vocabulary master. The vocabulary master writes meanings, in his or her own understanding, to a list of words the leader will show. He or she tries to make his or her own meanings without a dictionary, though for any difficulty he or she can ask the leader for help, and use a dictionary if the vocabulary master really needs it.
In groups with only three (3) members, the leader will have two (2) jobs - he or she will also be the vocabulary master.
So are you ready? Let's begin!
Leader questions about "All Along the Watchtower"
First question for every member of the group: Who are the two (2) main characters in the poem?
(Leaders - think of two (2) more words of your own from the poem to ask the vocabulary master!)
I decided to make this a separate post, as it would've made the blogpost before this one with the pictures too long.
About literary circles
What is a literary circle? It's a small group short study and discussion about a piece of literature (文学) - where people get together and read and study, then talk about the meanings and feelings, of a short story or a poem the groups has read together.
Literary circles can be made longer to include study and discussions over many meetings about novels. We don't have time for that! But we can read together, study a little, and talk about the meaning and our feelings and understanding of a poem - in this case, the words to one of Bob Dylan's most famous songs, "All Along the Watchtower."
We won't listen to the song, though if you want, you can search it out yourself on YouTube.
How literary circles work
Literary circles usually have four (4) members. Each person in the circle has a job to do. Each circle has a leader who helps the other groups members stay on task, and helps them if they need it.
Each group has a summarizer, who writes a short summary (要約) about the story or poem being studied.
Each group also has a details master, who answers questions that the leader shows to him or her. The details master then writes answers to the questions in his or her own words.
Finally, each group also has a vocabulary master. The vocabulary master writes meanings, in his or her own understanding, to a list of words the leader will show. He or she tries to make his or her own meanings without a dictionary, though for any difficulty he or she can ask the leader for help, and use a dictionary if the vocabulary master really needs it.
In groups with only three (3) members, the leader will have two (2) jobs - he or she will also be the vocabulary master.
So are you ready? Let's begin!
Leader questions about "All Along the Watchtower"
First question for every member of the group: Who are the two (2) main characters in the poem?
For the summarizer
Are
you ready to summarize the poem? (Can you read to us your summary of the poem?)
For the detail master
1.
What is the feeling of the joker?
2.
What was the thief’s reply?
3.
Who else was along the watchtower when they spoke?
4. What did they see and get a feeling about outside the watchtower?
4. What did they see and get a feeling about outside the watchtower?
(Leaders - think of two (2) more
questions of your own from the poem to ask the details master!)
For the vocabulary master
1. What is confusion?
2. What does a plowman do?
3. What is a servant?
4. What does approaching something mean?
(Leaders - think of two (2) more words of your own from the poem to ask the vocabulary master!)
Final question for every member of the group: What kind of situation are they in? What do you think may happen next?
I hope this helps you to understand and enjoy the words to this song.
Take care!
Image: Cropped version of photograph originally by Matson Collection - Library of CongressCatalog: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/matpc/item/mpc2010004316/PPOriginal url: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/matpc.18827, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=67311769
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