Group+Discussion~Book+Club


 * Final Assessment: Expectations**

Tuesday, March 6 > Monday, March 5
 * You need to finish your project by the end of the class period today.
 * Tomorrow you will turn in your book, your journal, and your rubric for the project.
 * If you lost your rubric, print off another one by clicking this link: **Book club final project expectations** or the link above the document below. This will redirect you to SlideShare. From there, you can click "download" and you'll be able to download the original. The 5th page is the rubric.





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Friday, February 24 1. Read chapters 19-23. (Finish the book.) 2. Focus Topic: Book Review 3. Complete your journal as instructed in class: **Focus Topic: Book Review** Out of five, how many stars would you give this book? Explain why in a small paragraph.
 * Write a short paragraph for today's focus topic.
 * Write about five things you can talk about in small group discussion.

Thursday, February 23 1. Read chapters 17-18. 2. Focus Topic: The Dynamic Character 3. Complete your journal as instructed in class:
 * Write a short paragraph for today's focus topic.
 * Write about five things you can talk about in small group discussion.

**Focus Topic: The Dynamic Character** Write a paragraph about how your character has changed from the beginning of the story to the end of the story. Give examples of events from the story that changed your character.

Wednesday, February 22 1. Read chapters 14-16. 2. Focus Topic: Cause and Effect 3. Complete your journal as instructed in class:
 * Fill in the chart today's focus topic.
 * Write about five things you can talk about in small group discussion.

**Focus Topic: Cause and Effect** 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.

Tuesday, February 21

1. Read chapters 12-13. 2. Focus Topic: Suspense 3. Complete your journal as instructed in class:
 * Write a short paragraph about today's focus topic.
 * Write about five things you can talk about in small group discussion.

**Focus Topic: Suspense** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19.2px; 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: 28.8px;">Monday, February 20

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">1. Read chapters 10-11. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">2. Focus Topic: Golden Lines <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">3. Complete your journal as instructed in class:


 * Write a short paragraph about today's focus topic.
 * Write about five things you can talk about in small group discussion.

**Focus Topic: Golden Lines** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19.2px; 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.

Thursday, February 16

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">1. Read chapters 7-9. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">2. Focus Topic: Conflict <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">3. Complete your journal as instructed in class:
 * Write a short paragraph about today's focus topic.
 * Write about five things you can talk about in small group discussion.

**Focus Topic: Conflict**

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19.2px; 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: 19.2px;">**External**: What from the //outside world// is creating a problem or an issue (conflict) for this character? Explain.

Wednesday, February 15 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">1. Read chapters 4-6. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">2. Focus Topic: Compare and Contrast <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">3. Complete your journal as instructed in class:
 * Write a short paragraph about today's focus topic.
 * Write about five things you can talk about in small group discussion.

**Focus Topic: Compare and Contrast** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; 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.

Tuesday, February 14 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">1. Read chapters 2-3. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">2. Complete your journal as instructed in class: <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 22px; text-align: center;">Focus Topic: Setting and Characters <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">Describe when and where (to the best of your knowledge) the story took place. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">Who are the main characters? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">What are their names? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">What do we know about them so far? (Personality, looks, background...anything!
 * Write a short paragraph about today's focus topic.
 * Write about five things you can talk about in small group discussion.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 170%; text-align: left;">Monday, February 13
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Read the Chapter 1 of "The Giver".
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Fill out the ideas chart I handed out in class.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">I have done one example for you. You must come up with SIX more ideas that would be worthy to share in a small group.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Need ideas for what to write? Click HERE or refer to the "Topic Options for Group Discussion" handout from class.

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