We are moving forward in literacy. We jump into both Literature Circles and Book Reviews. If I were you, I would start researching both. An introduction to Literature Circles will be integrated during Monday literacy block. Book Reviews will possibly start on Thursday or the following Monday--I haven't decided as yet. If you don't know about either one of them--START RESEARCHING!!! These are both big units--I can't emphasize that enough.
Book Review: This is a new one and this one suits our purposes better than the previous one I just removed
Example of simple book reviews
Monday's Literacy Work
Research all titles
Prioritize from 1-3 which books you want to read
Go to link on 5 talk moves and research my expectations for each group
Have a good understanding of the word Facilitator
Reread the 3 types of questions (understand it--you might be quizzed on it later this week)
Research words like setting, mood, plot, character (goal, motivation, conflict), climax, problem/solution, theme, rising action and falling action (feel free to add anything else I missed)
Books for Literature Circles
Word Nerd: Susin Nielsen
Goodbye Stranger: Rebecca Stead
Leaving Fletchville: Rene Schmidt
Slob: Ellen Potter (no relation to Harry Potter)
Good Enough: Paula Yoo
5 Talk Moves adapted to Literature Circles
Find out what the role of a facilitator means
Literature Circles will only have one role; Facilitator (get familiar with this word)
I will take only questions on this blog page or comments pertaining to literature circles or book reviews (do not comment on anything else)
also ok mr singh. what does facilitator mean
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ReplyDeletea facilitator-someone who engages in the activity of facilitation
ReplyDeletethere's also a picture of santa with the definition
I am unsure, maybe even dumbfounded of why santa has embraced the definition. LOL, however not surprised.
DeleteFacilitator- to help a group of people understand their common objectives and assist them to plan how to achieve these objectives. That is the correct definition right? Cause I got it from Wikipedia
DeleteOK, sure.
ReplyDeleteIs the book review basically an essay based on a book?
ReplyDeleteNot an essay Kenny. Book Reviews have to contain information about the book, like plot, characters and so forth, but it is not a paragraph structure like an essay. I would say about 2-3 paragraphs depending on our purposes for a book review. It's actually not hard or scary--it does however, follow a structure like everything else in life. Spend some time and research it online.
ReplyDeleteI will use facilitator as the word on Monday
ReplyDeleteLOL . . . You read my mind Isabelle!
ReplyDeletewait.. commenting relating to the topic written in the blog post means no destroying the world?
Deletemy brother's class already started literature circles
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ReplyDeleteso a book review is is sort of like a book report
ReplyDeleteI now know what the words mean!
ReplyDeleteNo not like a book report Mathian. We will discuss in literacy this week.
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ReplyDeleteAnthony I advise you read the blog before commenting
ReplyDeleteYay we get to do literature circles
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ReplyDeletetest on three types of question tommmorow
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