Monday, March 30, 2009

Socratic Seminar Monkey Bridge

Being that this is such a large group, here are some in depth questions for the Monkey Bridge socratic seminar:
1. What is the significance of the family not being able to visit their grandfather back in Vietnam?
2. What role does Mai and her family's immigration to the United States have on the younger members of their family?
3. Why do immigrants decide to come to America?
4. The time period in which Mai and her family came to America was not a great time to come because of the outlook of Vietnamese in America. The war had just ended in Vietnam and Americans did not like the people of Vietnam. Compare this to such things as the Japanese Internment Camps after WWII. 
5. How does communism tear people apart? Give some specific examples about Mai's family.
6. Why is a proper burial so essential to Mai's mother? 

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