Lit Circle Meeting #3

• My strengths as a discussion member was mainly that I had come prepared with many questions and insight about the assigned reading. My weaknesses were probably that once I was out of questions or comments it was hard to start the conversation whenever it stalled because my group members did not help very much.
• My contribution to the discussion was my comments and thoughts about the reading. I thought I had some interesting points worth discussing, making the whole discussion kind of fun.
• My thinking was changed a bit by my groups members thoughts. When I came up with some theories of why things happened, I didn't consider some factors with which my groups thinking assisted my theories. This was helpful to me and a very fresh layer above my old ideas.
• One of the major questions I asked which came up again and again during the conversation was why had the Bohemian family moved to Nebraska on a farm with no experience with farming. Among others, a major one was why had Jimmy's family done nothing when they knew Krajiek was ripping the Bohemian family off. No one in the group could really come up with solid answers and neither could I.
• I mentioned the passage I chose to my group, we looked at it and agreed it was a pretty good quote representing cultures meshing together in America. I didn't look at any other passages in particular.
• Their wasn't much interpretations on my part. I mostly agreed with my group, but I was the only one who brought in their assignment so I didn't really have anything to interpret.
• I supported my group members by clarifying the book. A lot of times my group did not understand some basic things about the book which I did provide. They felt much better after I explained to them what I knew.
• I did not take much risk. Just presenting my ideas and questions, as well as clarifying the book for other members.
• I thought my group used sufficient time. We stalled about twice. Once in the middle for a short minute or so, and once right before our ten-minute note taking period.