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Jostein GaarderA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Use these essay questions as writing and critical thinking exercises for all levels of writers, and to build their literary analysis skills by requiring textual references throughout the essay.
Differentiation Suggestion: For English learners or struggling writers, strategies that work well include graphic organizers, sentence frames or starters, group work, or oral responses.
Scaffolded Essay Questions
Student Prompt: Write a short (1-3 paragraph) response using one of the bulleted outlines below. Cite details from the text over the course of your response that serve as examples and support.
1. Symbols are a key component of Sophie’s World and Knox’s method of explaining philosophical theories to Sophie.
2. Sophie and Alberto are of vastly different ages and form an unlikely and unconventional bond.
Books & Literature
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Challenging Authority
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Coming-of-Age Journeys
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Education
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Fate
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Magical Realism
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Order & Chaos
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Philosophy, Logic, & Ethics
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Power
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Religion & Spirituality
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Science & Nature
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Sociology
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The Past
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