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“What Would Bokonon Do?”
Students will identify a question or problem of interest, and then compose a short poem in the style of Bokonon, imagining how he would respond.
Throughout Cat’s Cradle, John quotes Bokonon’s commentary and advice on a wide arrange of subjects, as collected in The Books of Bokonon. Bokonon’s writings are often insightful, comforting, symbolic, and funny, but not necessarily true.
Teaching Suggestion: If students are struggling to identify a problem or question for Bokonon to address, consider handing out slips of paper and having them write suggestions anonymously; you could then list them on the board for reference.
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