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TKAM Lit Circles and Dialectical Journals

Engage in literature circles to discuss To Kill A Mockingbird chapters 3 and 4, while also keeping a dialectical journal to analyze important quotes from chapters 1-5.

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TKAM Lit Circles and Dialectical Journals

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  1. Chapters 3-5TKAM Lit Circles, Dialectical Journals and Learning Logs

  2. Bellringer #27A Day: 11/15 B Day: 11/16 • Consider what Atticus says on page 30: “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view – until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” • Have you experienced this in your life, either when you considered another person’s point of view, or someone experienced your point of view? Explain in 3-4 sentences. • DUE: TKAM CHAPTER 1 WORKSHEETS

  3. Discussion Director • Creates questions to increase comprehension • Asks who, what, why, when, where, how and what if • Vocabulary Enricher • Clarifies word meanings and pronunciations • Uses research resources • Literary Luminary • Guides oral reading for a purpose • Examines figurative language, parts of speech, and vivid descriptions • Checker • Checks for completion of assignments • Evaluates participation • Helps monitor discussion for equal participation Literature Circles –Chapters 3 and 4, p. 22-41 • Grading: • Completed Role Assignment Worksheet – 10 points • Read the assigned chapters – 5 points • Participated in the group discussion – 5 points • 20 points total • We will participate in literature circles typically once per week as we read To Kill A Mockingbird. Each group member is responsible for taking on a role during group discussion of the reading homework chapters. • If you have a group of 3, one person will be both the Discussion Director and the Checker. • Choose your role and fulfill the requirements of that role as indicated on your assignment sheet. Keep track of your group’s discussion as well your job duties and turn in your sheet after discussion.

  4. Chapters 3 and 4 • What did you discuss in your Lit Circles? • What was important in the story that you noticed?

  5. Chapter 5 • Pages 41-50 • Read individually or read with your group by taking turns and reading aloud. • You may wear headphones during reading time.

  6. Chapter 5 Discussion • Describe Miss Maudie Atkinson • What does Maudie Atkinson think of Boo Radley? Of Atticus Finch? Of Stephanie Crawford? Does she have valid opinions about these characters? • What do the kids do next to try and make Boo Radley come out of his house? • How does Atticus react to this latest plan?

  7. Dialectical Journals – Entry #1, Chapters 1-5 • To help you gather text-based evidence for the essay toward the end of the semester, we will be logging and keeping track of quotes from To Kill A Mockingbird in Dialectical Journals. • Every 5 chapters, you will pick an important quote and write it down (CD). Then you will write two commentary statements (CM) where you analyze the quote and its importance to the story and characters. Refer to the example on the first page of your journal to guide you. • I recommend that you pick a quote that either: • Was said by an important character (Like Scout, Jem, Atticus, Miss Maudie, Calpurnia, etc.) • Was said about an important character by another character • You will turn this in after we finish the last chapter of the book (Chapter 31). It will be worth 30 points and will be counted as a “Project” grade in PowerSchool.

  8. Learning Logs – Entry #4A Day: 11/15 B Day: 11/16 • Record one thing you learned today and one question that you still have • Consider: What did you learn about being a member of a literature circle? What did you learn about the story in TKAM? • Reading Homework: Chapters 6 & 7,pages 50-63

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