It's Lit Circle time! The books we are reading have underlying themes of justice and human rights. They include topics of war, civil rights, poor working conditions, government censorship, and agriculture to name a few.
Overall Plan
Mondays through Thursday class time:
-Mini-lessons for 15 minutes
-30 minutes of uninterrupted independent reading
-Students respond to interesting or challenging material on their Double Entry Journal as they read. As long as students record key phrases on the journal during class, they can work on this during the week for homework.
-Students will collect material for assigned roles from Tuesdays through Thursday. They will gather the information on a document and have it ready to present on Friday for group discussion. Students will be able to do this for homework each night.
-Ms. Grinnell will post the discussion prompts online by Tuesday morning. Students will review the prompts, respond, and reply to each peers' comments at least once. Discussion posts are due at the end of the day on Thursday. I am looking for fruitful discussion with references to evidence from the text.
-Discussions posts are due by 8 pm on Thursdays
Friday class time:
-Students will present the material they found during the week that relates to their lit circle role. (Students will receive a handout that has the instructions for their goals.)
Monday, 12/1
Students will develop a calendar for reading with their lit circle partners. Every Monday through Thursday, students will have 30 minutes to read in class. They can also come in to read at lunch, before school, or after school. These are Book Room books, so I cannot lend them out.
Students will prepare rules for their lit circle groups.
Week One Discussion Post
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