3.1.4 Read and Discuss Day 1

Literature Circles- Read and Discuss Day 1

Lesson 3.1.4

Open Ended

What Literature Circle book will you be reading for Unit 3 Novel Study?

The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt

The Giver by Lois Lowry

The Unteachables by Gordon Korman

Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

The Call of the Wild by Jack London

• As we complete Lit Circle, we want to be good participants

• Active participant: being engaged in an activity, being aware of what is happening, and being alert. Your mind is focused on what you are doing.

• Passive participant: being included in a situation but not taking part in it. You are there, but you are focused on something else.

Active vs. Passive

• A norm is something that is typical or standard

• Let's take a few minutes to review the norms for Literature Circles. You can follow along on page 4 of your edio lesson

• Make sure you are following the norms listed below throughout Unit 3

  • Respect

  • Ideas, not individuals

  • Appropriate language

  • Inclusive atmosphere

  • Personal experiences

  • Active participation

Lit Circle Norms

• Your classmates will probably not be completing the same job as you every day

• You have the freedom to complete the literature circle jobs in the order you choose

• You can still have a good discussion with your classmates even if you are completing different jobs (or are at different sections of the book)

• To learn more about discussion hints and tricks for each literature circle job, take a look at the hotspots on page 5 of your edio lesson

Discussion Hints and Tricks

• Each day you will be choosing a different job to do, if you need a refresher on the different jobs, check the slides on page 6 of today's edio lesson

• Use the Job Chart on page 93 and the Notes on pages 94-103 in your ELA Notebook to record annotations for your job and readings each day

• Remember, you are only completing one job per day!

Literature Circle Jobs and Notes Review

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• Choose the Lit Circle job that you are going to complete today

• Read the pages for today from your Reading Schedule

• While you read, make sure you are annotating either in your book or on the notes pages in your ELA Notebook (pgs 94-103)

• After you read and complete your job, head to the padlet on page 8 of your edio lesson to share your job for the day

Time to Read!

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