General Instructions for Lit. Circles

General Instructions for Lit. Circles

We will spend three weeks (nine classes) on literature circle activities for To Kill a Mockingbird. You will submit one role sheet for each role. One role sheet will be handed in each period, after you have gone over your results with your group, or at the start of the next class if you wish to complete some answers at home.

Each student must do her/his own set of role sheets.

• You may do your work on a computer if you wish to: the netbooks will be available in class but you will have to save your work to a USB or Google Drive.
• Extensions must be arranged in advance with Mrs. Jackman, unless there is an emergency. Due dates need to be met so that work can be evaluated in time for feedback before the summative. Mrs. Jackman will call home if more than one part of the assignment is late, to assure that you have family support to complete your work on time.

Groups: ENG1DI-01 / Groups: ENG1DI-06
1: Ghada, Leif, James, Vian, Chloe, Alex, Craig /

1. Yasmin, Khaled, Daniel, Tessa, Jacob, Katherine

2: Austin, Zach, Rita, Kia, Jessica, Cameron, Samantha /

1. Bailey, Teresa, Lin Feng, Jeffrey, Heather, Jade

3: Sarah G., Hailey, Scott, Duncan, Danish, McKenna /

1. Claire, Yazan, Jordan, Alayna, Will, Tracey

4: Kate, Vicki, Davis, Hayden, Jaimey, Nick, Devin /

1. Emily, Max, Emma, Noah, Karina, Ryan

1. Alex, Julie, Matt, Kaitlyn, Madeline, Andrew, Jack* (may float to another group)

Groups are for sharing answers - you will need to have answers accompanying each question on the role sheets which require them. The answers may come from you alone, or you and your group.

Here is the schedule for the group work:

Today: pick a role sheet for your group and do the answers for chapters 1-4

We will share and take up the answers next class. After that, group work begins.

Date / DAY / Chapters covered
Monday April 7 / 4 / 1: to create exemplar (sample) answers
Wednesday April 9 / 1 / Take up exemplars
Friday April 11 / 3 / Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Monday April 14 / 4 / Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Wednesday April 16 / 1 / Chapters 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
Tuesday April 22 / 3 / Chapters 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Wednesday April 23 / 4 / Chapters 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
Friday April 25 / 1 / Chapters 27, 28, 29, 30, 31

Discussion Director

Date:

Page numbers read to prepare for this discussion:

As the Discussion Director, it is your job to write down some good questions that you think your group would want to talk about. List a minimum of five thought-provoking questions below (>think of the 5 Ws> who, what, where, when, why and how; ask for students to explain something).

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Literary Luminary

Date:

Page numbers read to prepare for this discussion:

As the Literary Luminary, it is your job to read aloud parts of the story to your group in order to help your group members remember some interesting, powerful, puzzling, or important sections of the text. You decide which passages (parts of the text) are worth reading aloud, and justify your reasons for selecting them. Write the page numbers and paragraph numbers on this page, along with the reason you choose each passage. You must choose a minimum of 3 passages.

Some reasons for choosing passages to share might include:

*Pivotal events *Informative *Descriptive *Surprising *Scary *Thought-provoking *Funny *Controversial

*Personally meaningful

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Paragraph: / Reason for choosing this passage
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Connector

Date:

Pages read to prepare for this discussion:

As the Connector, it is your job to find connections between the novel you are reading. You must find at least three kinds of connections. For each connection, give a brief description of the connection, and explain how this event is similar to what you found in the novel.

1. Text to text - this includes books, stories, or anything that began as text, including tv shows and movies, as well as song lyrics.

1. Text to self - make some kind of connection to your own experience.

1. Text to world - this requires making a connection to something that has happened anywhere in the world, at any time.

Character Captain

Date:

Pages read to prepare for this discussion:

As the Character Captain, it is your job to share observations you have about the main character(s). Select three adjectives to describe two characters in this set of chapters, and support your selection with a quotation from the book.

Character / Page / Paragraph / Adjective / Explanation

Common character traits - there are thousands more, so feel free to choose your own!

adventurous / awesome / artistic / athletic / active / beautiful / brave / bold / bossy / cheerful / curious / creative
courageous / considerate / daring / dainty / dangerous / exciting / entertaining / energetic / funny / a fighter / friendly / fun-loving
gentle / generous / happy / humble / hostile / honest / impulsive / intelligent / independent / inventive / a leader / lazy
messy / mischievous / mean / neat / nasty / nice / nosy / open / poor / proud / pretty / quiet
rich / respectful / radical / sad / sloppy / serious / successful / shy / short / smart / studious / selfish
simple / trustworthy / tall / warm / thoughtful / witty / unselfish / wild / melancholy / silly / aimless / loud
iconoclastic / penurious / mellow / loyal / visionary / prudent / belligerent / anxious / exemplary / irritating / banal / wise

Artistic Adventurer

Date:

Pages read to prepare for this discussion:

As the Artistic Adventurer it is your responsibility for sharing an artistic representation of the material you read for today's Literature Circle. Some ideas for sharing may include: a character, the setting, a problem, an exciting part, a surprise, a prediction, or anything else. Examples of genres for expression may include:

*Artwork *Music *Poetry *Collage *Mobile

Have fun! Let your imagination soar!

What I shared: put a written description of your art here. Be sure to explain how it represents a facet of the assigned reading.

Vocabulary Enricher:

Date:

Pages read to prepare for this discussion:

As the Vocabulary Enricher it is your job to look for especially important words within the section you are currently reading. Words should be chosen should be: *Important *Unfamiliar *Different *Puzzling *Funny *Used in an unusual way *Interesting

List a minimum of five (5) words you feel are worth discussing with your group.

When you meet with your group, help them find and discuss the words you have chosen.

• How does this word fit into the story?
• What is the etymology of this word?

• What images does this word evoke?

• Does this word carry any specific connotations?
• Why is this the best word for the author to use in this part of the book?

Word selected
and page # / Definition: dictionary / Context and meaning in novel / Reason word was selected
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