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Book Club Project! Thursday, December 17/Friday December 18 The projects were AWESOME!! Click the link below to see them all!

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Tuesday, December 15 Today we have SO MUCH TO DO!  The following tasks need to be completed by the end of class. This means you must split up the work.   Your final five slides should be the following:

Monday, December 14 I'm really excited about this project! Watch the video below to get a small preview of what your project will entail.

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To see all of the expectations and parameters for your Book Club project, download the document below.

Daily Book Club Assignments Friday, December 11 1. Finish your book!  2. Write a short paragraph about today's Focus Topic. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> 3. Write about five things you can talk about in small group discussion.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 170%; text-align: center;">Focus Topic: Book Review **<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Out of five, how many starts would you give this book? Explain why in a small paragraph.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">Thursday, December 10 <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">1. Read 7th Chapter Chunk. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> 2. Write a short paragraph about today's Focus Topic. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> 3. Write about five things you can talk about in small group discussion.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 170%; text-align: center;">Focus Topic: The Dynamic Character **<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Write a paragraph about how your character has changed form the beginning of the story to the end of the story. Give examples of events form the story that changed your character.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">Wednesday, December 9 <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">1. Read 6th Chapter Chunk. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> 2. Complete the Cause and Effect chart for today's Focus Topic. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> 3. Write about five things you can talk about in small group discussion.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 170%; text-align: center;">Focus Topic: Cause and Effect **<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Copy the following chart into your journal and complete it. On the left side, write an event. On the right side, list what sort of effect this event had on the rest of the story. You should have at least //**three**// causes and effects.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">Tuesday, December 8 <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">1. Read 5th Chapter Chunk. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> 2. Write a short paragraph about today's Focus Topic. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> 3. Write about five things you can talk about in small group discussion.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 170%; text-align: center;">Focus Topic: Suspense **<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Choose a scene from the reading that was exceptionally suspenseful. Explain how the author left you "hanging". Why do you think an author would put us in suspense? Do you like it when authors do this?

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">Monday, December 7 <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">1. Read 4th Chapter Chunk. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> 2. Write a short paragraph about today's Focus Topic. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> 3. Write about five things you can talk about in small group discussion.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 170%; text-align: center;">Focus Topic: Golden Lines **<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Choose a quote from the book that you think is exceptionally significant. It can be from //**any**// of the chapters that you have already read. Write the quote down. (Include the page number.) Explain why you think this quote is so important.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">Friday, December 4 <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">1. Read 3rd Chapter Chunk. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> 2. Today's Focus Topic requires filling in a Venn Diagram. You do not have to write a paragraph. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> 3. Write about five things you can talk about in small group discussion.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 170%; text-align: center;">Focus Topic: Compare and Contrast **<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Using a Venn Diagram, compare and contrast the main character to yourself. Have at least five points in each section. Be creative! Think "outside the box"! Come prepared to share your responses on Monday. [[image:venndiagram.001.png width="440" height="268"]]

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">Thursday, December 3 <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">1. Read 2nd Chapter Chunk. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> 2. Write a short paragraph about today's focus topic. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> 3. Write about five things you can talk about in small group discussion.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;"> **External**: What //from the outside world// is creating a problem or an issue (conflict) for this character? Explain.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 170%; text-align: center;">Focus Topic: Conflict **<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">**Internal**: What is a problem or issue (conflict) that the main character is dealing with //on the inside?// Explain.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">Wednesday, December 2 <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">1. Read 1st Chapter Chunk. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> 2. Write a short paragraph about today's focus topic. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;"> 3. Write about five things you can talk about in small group discussion. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;"> Who are the main characters? <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;"> What are their names? <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;"> What do we know about them so far? (Personality, looks, background...anything!)
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 170%; text-align: center;"> Focus Topic: Setting and Characters **<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Describe when and where (to the best of your knowledge) the story took place.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">Tuesday, December 1 <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">~Today you'll be reading about and choosing which book you'd like to read for Book Club. Please click on your class and then follow the instructions on that page.
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<span style="background-color: #f3b9d2; color: #07074f; display: block; font-size: 170%; text-align: center;">**Everything** You Need to Know About Book Club Expectations