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Literature Circles Name______________Bell___ Group Members:

Kellysue Haines Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at 8:46:47 AM Eastern Standard Time 00:25:00:ab:16:a6

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Reading Day #1 Book Distribution Packet Distribution Review Protocols HMW: Read, Summary. Role Sheet

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5 Book Club #1 25% of Book Read Role/Summary Sheets HMW: Post-Disc Journal Exposition

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8 Reading Day #2 Bring Packet to Class HMW: Read, Summary. Role Sheet DUE:Journal




12 Book Club #2 50% of Book Read Role/Summary Sheets H:Post-Disc Journal Compare

13 Vacation- Feb 13- 22 Complete any Missed Work Catch-up on reading. Bring Books and Packet

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22 Reading Day #3 Bring Packet to Class H: Read, Summary. Role Sheet DUE:JOURNAL




26 Book Club #3 75% of Book Read Role/Summary Sheets H:Post-Disc Journal Creative

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29 Reading Day #4 Bring Packet to Class HMW: Read, Summary. Role Sheet DUE:Journal

Notes: Assignments, notes and supplemental activities will be added as needed. This calendar outlines the CENTRAL work for this unit. If you are absent, you are expected to return with your work completed. This calendar and packet will be on Google Classroom and my website so you have access. Let’s Rock this Unit!!!

◄ February 2016

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2 Reading Day#5 Finish Your Novel Complete Required Work

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4 Final Book Club 100% Role/Summary Sheets THEME Grafitti Mat

5 Literary Essay Embedded Assessment DUE March 11


Reading Timeline

You are responsible for reading a certain percentage of your book before each Book Club Meeting. This will insure that everyone keeps up with the reading and can participate in the discussion.

*It is okay to read ahead, but keep in mind that the book club discussions and response questions will be based upon the timeline.*

The chart below shows how much of your book should be read by each meeting. Use the percentages to identify how many pages you need to read in your own novel. Book Club Meeting Percentage of the

Book Page for

Your Book Friday February 5 25%

Friday February 12 50% Friday February 26 75%

Friday March 4 100%

Remember: Keep track of the calendar. There are plenty of reading days in class; however, if you do not finish reading in class, it is your responsibility to finish reading at home (even if you are absent). If you are absent… Reading Day: It is YOUR responsibility to read on your own. Follow the reading timeline. Book Club Meeting: Complete your leadership role sheet. You will turn in your discussion sheet, vocabulary and summary the day you return from your absence. Post-Discussion Journaling: In the event of an absence on the day of a meeting, complete the post-discussion journaling based on the required reading and turn in upon your return.


Judging a Book by its Cover. Describe your book cover. Why do you think THIS is the cover?

Ask the author two-three questions about the book cover. Discuss with your Literature Circle Group. Summarize your conclusions of the cover.


When you don’t know what to say…Sentence Starters for Discussions Relate to Personal Experience: 1. If I were__________, I would ______________ because_______. 2. I am a lot like ___________ because____________. 3. This scene in the novel reminds me of ___________. 4. I would like to be like _________ because he/she_____________. 5. My experience is similar/different because _____. 6. I understand how you feel because _____. 7. If I could introduce one character to my family or friends, it would be __________ . Go to the Text 1. What evidence do you have from the book that leads you to believe that_____? 2. How do you know that_____? 3. Can you show me where it says __________? 4. Remember the part when _______? 5. The author creates conflict when __________. Ask a Question: 1. What do you mean when you say __________? 2. Why do you think that __________? 3. Can you give an example? 4. Why does ________ do __________? 5. I think _______ is confusing because _________. 6. If I could ask __________ one question, this would be my question: 7. Why does the author __________? Express an Opinion: 1. I agree that _____ because _____. 2. I think that _____ because _____. 3. I disagree with _________'s actions because___________. 4. I like the way the author uses __________ because__________. 5. If ___________ had not done ___________, I think__________. 6. I like _______, because____________. 7. I would be embarrassed to introduce _____ to my family because_______. 8. I want to tell the author of the story that ___________. 9. I just hate that _________ because ___________. Speculate: 1. If I could change anything in the story I would change ________ because________. 2. I wonder if ________________. 3. I wish that _________________. 4. I would like to give the following advice to___________: 5. If only ___________ had _________ I think he/she would have ___________ Name _____________________________ Circle _____________________________


Meeting #1 Date _______________________ Reading Pages ________________ Summary: (Describe the events of the reading in 5-7 senteneces.) Vocabulary: Choose three words to define. Vocabulary Word Page # Definition

Question; Are there any questions you want to ask the group in addition to the Discussion Director? (If you ARE the DD you do NOT need to complete this section.)


Discussion Topic: Exposition

Complete for homework after meeting. Due February 8 Write a letter ‘AS THE MAIN CHARACTER’ to Mrs.Haines/Mrs.Wood. Describe

the setting, central characters and one significant event that has happened. ________________________________________________________________________

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Discussion Topic: Compare, Character, Conflict Complete for homework after meeting. Due February 22 Make a comparison of two opposite characters in the novel. Describe an interaction between the two characters. What causes conflict between them? (2-4 Paragraphs) ________________________________________________________________________

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Discussion Topic: Complete for homework after meeting. Due February 29 Write a 12 line song/poem about a theme/message that is central in the novel. Theme/Message: (Complete Sentence)_______________________________________. ________________________________________________________________________

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Literature Circles Roles CHECKER

The Checker “checks” for completion of assignments, evaluates participation, helps monitor discussion for equal participation. Name ___________________________________ Book ____________________________________

NAME JOB DONE? PARTICIPATE/ COOPERATE

READ ASSIGNMENT

PARTICIPATION: + = given for other contributions and cooperative behaviors - = given for interrupting, distracting, goofing off READ ASSIGNMENT + = appears to have read - = little if any proof EVALUATION OF OUR GROUP: ___________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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Artful Artist

Student Name: Date:

Book Title: Author:

Pages: -

Instructions

Choose your favorite scene.

Draw the setting, characters, and action in the scene.

Fill in the caption box explaining which scene you chose and why you chose it.

Caption:


Literature Circle Roles DISCUSSION DIRECTOR

The “Discussion Director” asks questions to increase comprehension.

Name __________________________________________ Book ___________________________________________ 1. Why do you think the author had _________________________

happen in the story?

2. How is ______________________________ alike/different from _________________________________________________ ?

3. If you had been _____________________, how would you have __________________________________________________ ?

4. How did you feel about _______________________________ ?

5. What do you think caused _____________________________ ?

6. How would the story have been changed if the author had not let ____________________________________________ happen?

7. Tell a short summary of _______________________________ .

8. Predict: ____________________________________________ .

9. Do you think _________________________________________ happening will be important later on? Why do you think so?

10. How?

11. Why?

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Literature Circle Roles LITERARY LUMINARY

The Literary Luminary locates 4 sections of text to share with the group and states the reasons for choosing the selections. Possible reasons for picking a passage to be shared aloud:

good dialogue surprising tells about characters well-written figurative language funny confusing sets a mood thought-provoking

Name ______________________ Book _______________________ Passage #1

Page _______________________ Paragraph _______________________

Why did you pick this passage? ___________________________________

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How will you share it with the group?_______________________________ Passage #2

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____________________________________________________________ How will you share it with the group?_______________________________ Passage #3

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____________________________________________________________ How will you share it with the group?_______________________________ Passage #4

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Literature Circle Roles VOCABULARY ENRICHER

The Vocabulary Enricher clarifies word meanings and pronunciations. In this role, the person writes how the word was used in the story and looks up each word in the dictionary. This person would also find the correct definition of the word.

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WORD

SENTENCE FROM BOOK

DEFINITION

PLAN

PLANS:

x Group finds words and figures out meaning from context. x Group chooses correct definition from dictionary. x Group uses thesaurus to find a synonym to substitute in the sentence.


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