Section 1: Section Diagnostic

Participate in a whole-class Socratic Seminar to deepen your knowledge of communities by using evidence and examples from any of the texts you have read during this section to respond to the guiding questions below:

• What does it mean to belong to a community?

• Which text provides the most compelling examination of community? What makes the text the most compelling?

For homework, you wrote three open-ended, thought-provoking questions. During the seminar, use those questions to inspire discussion, exchange ideas with your classmates, and deepen your understanding of communities by considering multiple perspectives.

Use the texts you have read to pose new questions, support your responses to your classmates’ questions, and develop a more critical understanding of communities.

Finally, write a short personal reflection of the seminar and your participation in the seminar.