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Essential Questionsa Lyrical Exploration of Language ArtsSara Bryant, Shannon Wasilewski, Abigail Grant, & Diane ReadyWhat is life?

George Harrison

How does the author show meaning in everyday existence?

Who are you?The Who

Do we see ourselves as others see us? Whats love got to do with it?

Tina Turner

How do character motivations affect plot and mood?

Whats so funny bout peace, love, and understanding?

Elvis CostelloWhich is more interesting to youdystopia or utopia?

How will I know?

Whitney Houston

What guides Huck Finns decision to stand by Jim?

What makes you beautiful?

One Direction

What makes Daisy so perfectly beautiful to Gatsby?What is & what should never be?

Led ZeppelinDoes Science Fiction come too close to science fact?

Why cant we be friends?

War

Is conflict the fire of fiction?

Is friendship essential for a happy life? Whats going on?

Marvin GayeWhich plot twists create tension?

An Essential QuestionWe Can Work It Out The Beatlescan be argued again and againand again.

Is greed good?

An Essential QuestionTime After Time Cyndi Lauperis timeless by nature.

An Essential QuestionInto the Great Wide Open Tom Pettyis broad in scope.

An Essential QuestionLearn to Fly Foo Fightersinvolves learning how to learn.

An Essential QuestionComplicated Avril Lavignehelps students make sense of complicated ideas.

What might Dickens have thought was worse for societypoverty or ignorance?

An Essential QuestionLearning to Fly Tom Pettybuilds a bridge to learning.

An Essential QuestionCrimson & Clover Joan Jettencourages ongoing thinking about big ideas.

What current movements echo the themes of the transcendentalists?

An Essential QuestionConnected Stereo MCssparks meaningful connection.

What problems do you have in common with Hamlet? With Romeo or Juliet? With Brutus?

Essential QuestionsGot My Mind Set on You George Harrisonare gonna take time, a whole lot of precious time.Its gonna take patience and time to do it right, child.