Saturday Short Story Discussion Group
Weeks 1 to 8 | Sa | Smith Library Classroom | Ages 15 and up
Students will read the assigned story for each class and come to class and engage in open inquiry (Socratic) discussion of the story. The goal is to interact with the text, other readers, and leave with an enriched reading of the story.
July 1/Week 1: Hemingway, “Cat in the Rain”
JULY 8/Week 2: Klay, “Redeployment”
JULY 15/Week 3: Munro, “An Ounce of Cure”
JULY 22/Week 4: Banks, “Former Marine”
JULY 29/Week 5: Chekhov, “Grusev”
AUG 5/Week 6: Bausch, “Letter to the Lady of the House”
AUG 12/Week 7: Allison, “Jason Who Will Be Famous”
AUG 19/Week 8: Proulx, “What Kind of Furniture Would Jesus Pick?”
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Mark Altschuler
Mark Altschuler has taught for over 30 years at the high school and college levels and for over 20 years in Chautauqua’s Special Studies program. He has learned that discussion classes work exceedingly well with Chautauqua participants.
