Wednesday, May 20, 2015

05.20 - Groundwork > Synthesis & Discussion Prep

In class today, people met in their lit circles and had the period to work on the reading and groundwork for their role this week. People were grouped by their lit circle roles and had the period to work. The Thursday discussion group had 15 minutes to meet and run through the discussion prep agenda (see below) to prepare for their discussion tomorrow.

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For homework, the Thursday discussion group should prepare for their discussion tomorrow.
The Friday discussion group should begin working on their synthesis. They will have their discussion prep meeting on Thursday.

At the end of class, we came together as a class to discuss individual responses to the following prompt:

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Handouts:
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Resources:
Work Submitted: 
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Homework:
  • Reading and groundwork for your lit circle novel as fits your role and schedule for week two (2).
  • Revisions:
    • Future Exploration introduction and conclusion (due this Friday 5/22)
    • Week 1 Lit Circle Work (due this Friday 5/22)
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015

05.19 - Lit Circle Week 2 Groundwork

In class today, people met in their lit circles and had the period to work on the reading and groundwork for their role this week. During this time, I met individually with people to wrap up any questions related to grades and fourth quarter work.

For homework, the Thursday discussion group should wrap up their ground work and start on the synthesis work for their role. The I am Legend, Feed, and 1984 groups will meet tomorrow for their discussion prep meeting.

For homework, the Friday discussion group (Brave New World and Animal Farm) should begin wrapping up their reading and groundwork. They will have their discussion prep meeting on Thursday.

At the end of class, we came together as a class to discuss individual responses to the following prompt:

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Handouts:
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Resources:
Work Submitted: 
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Homework:
  • Reading and groundwork for your lit circle novel as fits your role and schedule for week two (2).
  • Revisions:
    • Future Exploration introduction and conclusion (due this Friday 5/22)
    • Week 1 Lit Circle Work (due this Friday 5/22)
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Monday, May 18, 2015

05.18 - Grade Reports and Revisions

At the beginning of class today, I handed out grade report sheets and several students helped me to return work. We took some time to review requirements for the introductions/conclusions and roles that people were working in last week for their lit circles (see below).

Everyone then had time to work on their introduction and conclusion revisions as well as the work associated with their role in last weeks lit circle arrangement. During this time, I met individually with people to review their progress and answer any questions.


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Handouts:
Grade report sheets
Returned work

Resources:
Work Submitted: 
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Homework:
  • If you did not complete your week 1 synthesis work for this week, do so for homework.
  • Reading and groundwork for your lit circle novel as fits your role and schedule for week two (2).
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Thursday, May 14, 2015

05.14 - Discussion Prep and Informal Discussions

We started today's class with a review of the agenda for discussion prep meetings which lead into discussion prep meetings for each lit circle group. This weeks discussion was an informal one so that everyone could become familiar with the set up and format for lit circle discussions.

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Following the lit circle discussion prep meeting, everyone had about 20 minutes to work on finalizing their synthesis work for the week and/or review the information that was shared in the discussion prep meeting. We then moved into lit circle discussions for the week with people discussing the current section in their reading for about 15 minutes.

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After people had time to share out the most interesting idea that came up in their reading, everyone received week two role overview sheets and worksheets so that they may begin that work for next week.

Handouts:
See appropriate role overview and worksheets below.

Resources:
Work Submitted: 
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Homework:
  • If you did not complete your week 1 synthesis work for this week, do so for homework.
  • Reading and groundwork for your lit circle novel as fits your role and schedule for week two (2).
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

05.13 - Lit Circles: Groundwork Focus

At the beginning of class today, we analyzed the model groundwork responses on the role overview sheets. Everyone responded to the prompt below and then we checked in with people in each of the lit circle roles to hear their observations (see below). These observations served as a checklist that people should use to make sure their groundwork responses meet all of the identified criteria.

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Everyone then had the rest of the period to begin working on their reading and groundwork for their novel. I was on hand to check in with people and help them with their work. 

At the end of class we reviewed the resources for linguists and researchers that were added to the resource list below.
Tomorrow in class we will have a discussion prep meeting and then a full discussion of this week's section of the novel.

Handouts:
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Resources:
Work Submitted: 
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Homework:

Reading and groundwork for your lit circle novel as fits your role and schedule for the week.
Thursday Discussion (I am Legend, 1984, Feed)
Friday Discussion (Animal Farm, Brave New World)
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

05.12 - Lit Circles: Reading and Groundwork

At the beginning of class today, we went over the work schedule for circles that will be having their discussions on Thursday and those having their discussions on Friday (see handouts below). The breakdown on this was as follows:

Thursday Discussion - I am Legend, 1984, Feed
Friday Discussion - Animal Farm, Brave New World

Everyone then had the rest of the period to begin working on their reading and groundwork for their novel. I was on hand to check in with people and help them with their work.

Handouts:
Work Submitted: 
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Homework:

Reading and groundwork for your lit circle novel as fits your role and schedule for the week.
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Monday, May 11, 2015

05.11 - Lit Circle Introduction and Overview

We started today's class by going over the structure for literature circles and the work that people will be doing in their literature circle with the group novel.

Since each person will eventually have each role in the literature circles we reviewed all of the roles together. To prevent there from being an information overload though, I handed out role overview sheets and worksheets only to the people that have that role this week.

The presentation we used in class is available here: Literature Circles Overview

Handouts for all roles (role overview and worksheets) are available below.

Following this presentation, everyone had the remaining time to work on reading or their groundwork for their role this week. I was available to answer questions and check in with people on their work.

Handouts:


Submitted Today:
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Homework:




  • Reading and groundwork related to your role for this weeks section in your lit circle novel.
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