Outside Reading
Literature Circle III - The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Meeting #1 - March 3rd (first half of the short story)
Meeting #2 - March 13th (finish short story)
Meeting #3 - March 20th (Graphic Novel in the Collections text book)
Meeting #2 - March 13th (finish short story)
Meeting #3 - March 20th (Graphic Novel in the Collections text book)
It is your responsibility to choose a novel, often from a list provided, and obtain that novel in a timely manner. You DO NOT have to purchase the book, you may borrow it from the Library. With that said, you will be required to annotate and complete four to five assignments based on your novel. Choose wisely!
Literature Circle II
Every group will be reading Elie Wiesel's novel Night for this Literature Circle. You will still meet to discuss your completed tasks but you will only be meeting three times.
LCII-01 will meet on 11/29
LCII-02 will meet on 12/6
LCII-03 will be the final meeting and will meet on 12/13
Extra Credit: (a journal entry will be required at the end of each chapter)
LCII-01 will meet on 11/29
LCII-02 will meet on 12/6
LCII-03 will be the final meeting and will meet on 12/13
Extra Credit: (a journal entry will be required at the end of each chapter)
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Literature Circle I#1 A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines:
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If you have already read A Lesson Before Dying, you will choose one of the other summer reading options.
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A Lesson Before Dying, is set in a small Cajun community in the late 1940s. Jefferson, a young black man, is an unwitting party to a liquor store shoot out in which three men are killed; the only survivor, he is convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Grant Wiggins, who left his hometown for the university, has returned to the plantation school to teach. As he struggles with his decision whether to stay or escape to another state, his aunt and Jefferson's godmother persuade him to visit Jefferson in his cell and impart his learning and his pride to Jefferson before his death. In the end, the two men forge a bond as they both come to understand the simple heroism of resisting—and defying—the expected.
Ernest J. Gaines brings to this novel the same rich sense of place, the same deep understanding of the human psyche, and the same compassion for a people and their struggle that have informed his previous, highly praised works of fiction.
Ernest J. Gaines brings to this novel the same rich sense of place, the same deep understanding of the human psyche, and the same compassion for a people and their struggle that have informed his previous, highly praised works of fiction.
Task:
You will form a group of 3-5 classmates based on your book selection. Once the group has formed, you will create a reading schedule and divide roles. You can negotiate rotating roles or stick with the same role for the entire book. The group must come to a unanimous decision about the roles and the schedule. Note: Each group must have a discussion director and a device director and no two students may do the same role for the same group at the same meeting. All assignments must be typed and may be required on Turnitin.com.
Roles:
1. Discussion Director: Your role is to come up with 4 thoughtful discussion questions for each group meeting. You will lead the discussion taking notes on your group’s responses. Questions must be thought provoking and debatable. You will turn in your questions with the discussion notes after every meeting.
2. Device Director: You are the literary critic; your role is to note at least 5 important literary devices for each group meeting. You should look for things like irony, humor, metaphor, symbolism, inciting moment, foil characters, and other significant devices. For each device include a cited quote or paraphrase. Also be sure to label the device. During the meeting, you will go over these devices and examples for your group, allowing for discussion and questioning from other members. You will turn in your work at the end of each meeting.
3. Art Director: As the artists in residence, your role is to create an artistic rendering of significance for each group meeting. You may draw from characters, events, mood, or other inspiration, but it must be significant and justifiable. You may be abstract or concrete, but either way your job is to explain your art to your group at each meeting. Art may be in the form of drawing, painting, collaging, sculpting, crafting, or other mediums. You will turn in the art after every meeting and I may ask you to explain it to me. You must also include a cited quotation to support your illustration.
4. Vocabulary Director: Your role is to pick out at least 5 difficult words from each section to bring to the meetings. You must write the word, the definition, and a properly cited quote that includes that word. During the meeting you will explain the meanings to your classmates. Be sure that the definition you select makes sense in context!
5. Context Director: Your role is to investigate the context surrounding the novel. For each section, research the context of the novel. For example, if you were reading To Kill a Mockingbird, you might research Jim Crow Laws, The Great Depression, FDR’s inaugural address, Emmitt Till, etc. You must write one page of handwritten notes (bullet points are okay) with a proper citation. Do not use Wikipedia as a source. You will turn in the notes after each meeting.
You will form a group of 3-5 classmates based on your book selection. Once the group has formed, you will create a reading schedule and divide roles. You can negotiate rotating roles or stick with the same role for the entire book. The group must come to a unanimous decision about the roles and the schedule. Note: Each group must have a discussion director and a device director and no two students may do the same role for the same group at the same meeting. All assignments must be typed and may be required on Turnitin.com.
Roles:
1. Discussion Director: Your role is to come up with 4 thoughtful discussion questions for each group meeting. You will lead the discussion taking notes on your group’s responses. Questions must be thought provoking and debatable. You will turn in your questions with the discussion notes after every meeting.
2. Device Director: You are the literary critic; your role is to note at least 5 important literary devices for each group meeting. You should look for things like irony, humor, metaphor, symbolism, inciting moment, foil characters, and other significant devices. For each device include a cited quote or paraphrase. Also be sure to label the device. During the meeting, you will go over these devices and examples for your group, allowing for discussion and questioning from other members. You will turn in your work at the end of each meeting.
3. Art Director: As the artists in residence, your role is to create an artistic rendering of significance for each group meeting. You may draw from characters, events, mood, or other inspiration, but it must be significant and justifiable. You may be abstract or concrete, but either way your job is to explain your art to your group at each meeting. Art may be in the form of drawing, painting, collaging, sculpting, crafting, or other mediums. You will turn in the art after every meeting and I may ask you to explain it to me. You must also include a cited quotation to support your illustration.
4. Vocabulary Director: Your role is to pick out at least 5 difficult words from each section to bring to the meetings. You must write the word, the definition, and a properly cited quote that includes that word. During the meeting you will explain the meanings to your classmates. Be sure that the definition you select makes sense in context!
5. Context Director: Your role is to investigate the context surrounding the novel. For each section, research the context of the novel. For example, if you were reading To Kill a Mockingbird, you might research Jim Crow Laws, The Great Depression, FDR’s inaugural address, Emmitt Till, etc. You must write one page of handwritten notes (bullet points are okay) with a proper citation. Do not use Wikipedia as a source. You will turn in the notes after each meeting.