lit circle notebooks and blogs are due on Friday 4/16

Please make sure I am invited to your blog.

Also make sure that your book is in class on Friday so that you can return it.

Lit circle assignments

Your lit circles are due on 2/12 (Friday before winter recess)

Please email me if your group chose the notebook or invite me to the blog if your group chose blog

Make sure the first post spells out who is in what role and what your reading schedule is.

Each member of the group should START at least 5-7 well written posts in their role

Each member needs to comment on the every post started by another group member.  Read what each other is writing and piggy back off of it.

Lit circle assignments for Friday 1/22

Please make sure to return your lit circle books that were due last week... drop them off ASAP.

Tomorrow you will be assigned new groups and new books.  Your new lit circles will be due on 2/12 (Friday before winter recess).

You will be able to choose as a group if you'd like to do a blog or a notebook logs.

More on this tomorrow.

Reminder - Lit Circles logs and books are due tomorrow -

Please make sure to have both in class... you WILL NOT be permitted to go to your locker to retrieve these items.

See you tomorrow.

Reminder - lit cirlces are tomorrow

Please make sure you come to class with your notebook and your book... YOU WILL NOT BE PERMITTED to go to your LOCKER.

Please come to class prepared.

Thanks

- Attention Lit Circle Readers -

Reading time and discussion time in class will be discontinued if students fail to be prepared in class.

This is valuable time to really talk about what you are reading and work with each other to successfully get through your classics -

If you are enjoying what you are reading for independent reading and/or lit circles now, please post a comment to "sell" the book to other potential readers... be specific without giving the book away.  What do you like about it specifically... why would other people want to read it?

Lit circle books for class tomorrow

Please remember to bring in your lit circle books and notebooks with postits for class tomorrow.

thanks,
Ms. S

Lit circle directions for book 2 - the classics take 1

The book and conversation should be completed by class on January 15th (Friday)

You will have class time on Dec. 11 (next week) to read

• give out the roles (discussion director, word watcher, illustrator, illuminator and summarizer/connector)
• start assigning pages to read

You should be keeping logs in your notebook whenever you read:

• date
• pages read
• summary of your reading from that time
• whatever your role is

You should have evidence of group conversation... in your notebook the conversation should be driven by your role. 

• date of meeting and who was involved in the conversation
• conversation based on your role
• questions you have going forward

Notebooks will be checked in class when you are reading in class and on the 15th when you return the books -
I will be looking for evidence of:

• comprehension of the text
• your own analysis of the text
• conversation with your group and/or others
• following directions

At the end, you should have AT LEAST 10-15 entries - more is acceptable... less is not.

Lit circle books to be returned

Please return your lit circle books as soon as possible...

When you return the book, don't just leave it on my desk.

Please make sure I cross your name off in order to ensure you don't get a penalty for not returning it.

Thanks :)