Canticle for Leibowitz Discussion Guide
HUMANITIES/CLASSICS 3220 - SCIENCE FICTION
STUDY GUIDE CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ
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This study guide is it is designed to help you prepare for a discussion
leading to writing a posting. You should follow the outline below and use
the other students in this class to help you think about and write a post
for the SciFi
Forum.
1. (5 minutes) Write two questions about who the "heroes" and
"villians" in Canticle for Leibowitz are. Think about Brother
Francis, the Poet, dom Zerchi, Thon Taddeo, the Pope's children, Benjamin,
Mrs. Grales or any of the other characters that interest you..
2. (5 minutes) Write a brief explanation of which question you
think is best and why you think it's a good question.
3. (30 minutes) Introduce yourself to the students in your group and
share
your questions and explanations with the rest of the group. Spend a bit
of time talking with each other about each of the questions to see where
they lead you.
4. (15 minutes) Select a question (or questions) you would like to
have the instructor discuss that you think might produce a good discussion
and interesting commentaries. Then discuss that question with each other.
You should make a few notes on a separate sheet about what you say to each
other.
5. (5 minutes) Report your groups question(s) to the rest of the
class.
Turn in this sheet with your groups question(s) and the names of the rest
of your group written in the spaces provided.
OUR QUESTION IS:
THE MEMBERS OF GROUP #_____ WERE:
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