Tuesday, February 11, 2014

I can...

• use a Role Sheet to share a variety of concepts and ideas
• engage in a literature based discussion
• reflect on what strengths and weaknesses exist in the literature circle group

Pending Homework:
Article of the Week: "Macintosh turns..."
Reader's Notebook (8-12 entries)
Independent Reading #22

Opening:
1. Share Double-Entry Journals

• respond to one another's choice of text and responses

Work Period:
2. Have a text-based literature circle discussion about the 3rd Chunk of you Holocaust novel.

• Follow through on the roles and suggestions made in the SB book for how to conduct the Lit. Circle.

3. Discuss connections to your research and create a purple Connection card.

4. Determine key passages from your reading and FLAG them with sticky notes.

Closing:

5. Reflect on group interactions, challenges, strengths and goals for Friday's Meeting

6. Review the Range of Pages that must be read for Lit. Circle #4 on Friday.

7. Distribution of Role Sheets