2014 Action/Adventure Book Clubs
Welcome to our Action/Adventure Book Clubs. All of the books we are reading are related to the genre of Action/Adventure. As you are reading your book, think about our elements of action and adventure and why your novel is part of this genre.
Book / Monday,____ / Monday,_____ / Monday,____Dogsong
/ 1 – 65 / 66 - 124 / 125 – 171Fever, 1793
/ 1-83 / 84-157 / 158-243Esperanza Rising / 1 – 80 / 81 – 162 / 163 - 251
Far North
/ 1 – 63 / 63-141 / 142-216The Cay
/ 1-46 / 47-92 / 93-137What’s Due on What Days:
On Mondays…
· Blog Journals must be completed before class begins.
· Weekly Job Sheets must be completed before class begins.
· Vocabulary Enrichment must be completed before class begins.
· 3x5 Cards must be completed before class begins.
· You will have time to meet with your book club and prepare for the quiz. (Reading, Book Club Activity Assignment, Weekly Job Sheet, Vocabulary Enrichment)
On Tuesdays…
· You will have a quiz over the week’s reading at the beginning of class.
· Your Weekly Job Sheet (explained below) will be assigned in your book club.
· Book Club Activity Assignment is due at the beginning of class. Mrs. Gilmore will check while you take your test.
· Mrs. Gilmore will check Weekly Job Sheets, Vocabulary Enrichment and 3x5 cards while you take your test.
· Your groups will meet to discuss your Weekly Job Sheets.
On Wednesdays…
· You will be assigned your weekly Book Club Activity Assignment (in packet) with a mini-lesson.
· You will have work time. (Reading, Weekly Job Sheet, Vocabulary Enrichment, Blog Journal)
On Thursdays and Fridays…
· Folk Tales assignments
· You will have work time. (Reading, Weekly Job Sheet, Vocabulary Enrichment, Blog Journal)
Weekly Job Sheets:
Each Tuesday you will receive a job from the list below to complete before your small group meets on Monday. You will pull information from the current week’s reading to complete your task. Each student will complete each Job Sheet so that in 3 weeks you complete all 4 job sheets.
· Discussion Director:
Your job is to come up with at least 5 “in your head” discussion questions for your group to use during your book club meeting. Remember, these questions CANNOT be in the book questions or require simply a yes or no answer.
· Illustrator:
Your job is to choose a favorite scene from the week’s reading and draw it. You must also add a few sentences describing the scene and why it is one of your favorites.
· Quotable Quotations:
Your job is to come up with at least 3 direct quotes/passages from the week’s reading that catch your eye for some reason. You must write out, word for word, from the book the quote/passage that you choose. Remember to include the page number (p. ). Then, explain why you chose this particular quote. In other words, why did it catch your eye???
· Word Smith
Your job is to come up with at least 5 creative or confusing words that you find in the week’s reading. You must write out the word, page number (p.), and definition for each of the words you choose. Then, explain why you found this word to be creative or confusing.
Weekly Quizzes:
Each Tuesday, you will be given a quiz over the prior week’s reading. This will insure that you keep up with your reading and will let me know that you understand what is taking place in your novel.
Blog Journals:
Anytime after you have completed the weekly reading assignment, you should complete your blog journal. You should respond to the prompt AND reply, appropriately and kindly, to two other students’ responses.
3x5 cards must include:
Card 1
ü A quotation with page # and why you chose it.
ü A prediction
ü A connection (text-to-text, text-to-world, text-to-self) with page #
ü A visualization in words of pictures
Card 2
ü A description of something in the story that confused you or made you think with page # and why you chose it
ü A discussion question that you create
ü One word that is new or interesting. This can also be an example of figurative language.