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WewillbeusingthefollowingquestionsinourSocraticSeminar.TheSocraticSeminarisoneofyour
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1.Makeaclear,logicalgeneralizationabouttheway(s)peopleadaptforsurvival.
2.Makeaclear,logicalgeneralizationabouttheway(s)peopleadaptforsurvival.
3.Makeaclear,logicalgeneralizationabouttheway(s)peopleadaptforsurvival.
WriteyourownopenendedquestionforSocraticSeminar.Thisshouldnotbesomethingeveryone
willagreeonandshouldbeconnectedtotheplayorthethemes/ideastheplaybringsup.Itshould
notbethesameasyourpeers,sothinkofthisonyourOWN.
Original Question: Do humans adapt at a faster rate than other life on earth?
WriteyourownopenendedquestionforSocraticSeminar.Thisshouldnotbesomethingeveryone
willagreeonandshouldbeconnectedtotheplayorthethemes/ideastheplaybringsup.Itshould
notbethesameasyourpeers,sothinkofthisonyourOWN.
Original Question: Can the everyday abilities of an average human, allow for survival even in the most extreme
situations?
WriteyourownopenendedquestionforSocraticSeminar.Thisshouldnotbesomethingeveryone
willagreeonandshouldbeconnectedtotheplayorthethemes/ideastheplaybringsup.Itshould
notbethesameasyourpeers,sothinkofthisonyourOWN.
Original Question: Does a middle point exist in being concerned for ones life and attempting to be heroic?
WriteyourownopenendedquestionforSocraticSeminar.Thisshouldnotbesomethingeveryone
willagreeonandshouldbeconnectedtotheplayorthethemes/ideastheplaybringsup.Itshould
notbethesameasyourpeers,sothinkofthisonyourOWN.
Original Question: Is the government at fault for drastic changes in its people?