9th+Gd.+-+Night+Literature+Circle+Tasks

=Night Literature Circle Tasks=

** Reading Log Assignment **  ** Purpose: ** To provide a purpose for reading and a place to record your responses. To participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a literary community.    ** Steps:  ** 1. ** Choose a role and complete the assignment **. Rotate roles each time a reading is due, so that each person in the group tries all of the roles. 2. ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Format your reading log **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> according to the following directions. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">3. On the ** day reading is due **, ** use your homework ** to participate in a literature circle in class. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">4. On the ** day reading is due **, your ** reading log will be stamped **. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">*****__All reading logs__ will be collected on the day of the last reading assignment.**** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Formatting Requirements: ** <span style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: .75in 132.0pt 246.0pt 4.0in 5.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Length: ¾-1 page, single-spaced (depending on how large your handwriting is); roughly 200 words. If you struggle to write that much about your assigned task, feel free to explore other tasks. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">****** WRITE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES AND USE YOUR BEST WRITING.**** ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1 - Discussion Director: **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> __<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Reading log assignment: __ <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1) Explore the “big ideas” in the reading by ** creating and answering __at least two (2)__ Level 2 or Level 3 questions ** related to your reading assignment.   <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">   ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">A Level 2 (Interpretive)  **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Question usually begins with “Why” or “How” and is suggested in the text, but is not answered directly in the text. A Level 2 question requires deeper thought.   <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">   // <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Example: Why was Bob Ewell out for revenge against the Finches when he won the case?  //  <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">A Level 3 (Universal) Question **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> connects with the “big idea” of the text and goes beyond the text. These questions often inspire debate, have multiple answers, and require critical thinking. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Example: What causes a person to want to seek revenge? // <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> 2) Thoughtfully ** answer ** each of your questions, referring back to ** specifics ** (with page numbers)   <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">from the text as your evidence.   <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">  <span style="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; display: block; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; padding-top: 1pt;"> <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in; tab-stops: 5.5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in; tab-stops: 5.5pt;">__<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">In Lit circle __<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in; tab-stops: 5.5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">-Facilitate your group’s discussion. Write your questions on the white board and start off with your reaction to the question. <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in; tab-stops: 5.5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">-Get the discussion back on track when your peers get off topic. <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in; tab-stops: 5.5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">2 - Illuminator: **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> __<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Reading log assignment __<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1) Find ** a key quotation or passage ** you find essential to understanding the reading, __particularly__ __if it shows the relationship between thoughts and actions__. These passages should be // memorable, interesting, puzzling or important //.  <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">  <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">2) Write the passage down,** include the page #, and, in a 5-sentence paragraph, explain ** why you chose it/what was interesting about what it showed about a character, an event, etc. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; display: block; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; padding-top: 1pt;"> <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in; tab-stops: 5.5pt;">__<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">In Lit circle __<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in; tab-stops: 27.5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">-Participate in the discussion and direct people to your quotes when you find a question could be answered better by referring back to the text. <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in; tab-stops: 27.5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">-Direct students to open their books and READ THE QUOTE/PASSAGE OUT LOUD. <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in; tab-stops: 27.5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">-Summarize or read your explanation out loud. <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in; tab-stops: 27.5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; display: block; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 1pt;"> <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 0in 0in 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 0in 0in 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">3 - Connector: **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> __<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Reading log assignment __<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Make connections between your reading and current events or previous readings. ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Write a 5-sentence minimum paragraph explaining your ideas **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1) Connect what you are reading with what you are studying or with the world outside of school. You can connect the story to events in your own life, news events, political events, or popular trends, or other books or films.  <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Can you relate to this character or experience? Why or why not? Explain.   <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What other characters or authors (in film or book) might you compare to this one? <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What historical events or current events come to mind after reading this? <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">2) Connect this reading to previous readings.  <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What other books or stories might you compare to this one?  <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What other characters or authors might you compare to this one?  <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What is the most interesting or important connection that comes to mind? <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">YOU DON’T NEED TO ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. WRITE ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT. ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; display: block; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-element: para-border-div; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; padding-top: 1pt;"> <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">In Lit Circle: <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">-Participate in the discussion. <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">-Share your ideas from your log when appropriate. If discussion dies down, interject and keep it moving. <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">4 - Expert **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> __<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Reading log assignment: __ <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Prepare a ** summary ** of the day’s reading by answering __each__ of these questions: <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 39pt; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 39.0pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What are the most important events or passages in the section you read? // __Be specific. Write down page numbers. Summarize each event or passage in your own words.__ // <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 39pt; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 39.0pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What makes them so important? What effect do these events have on the plot or the characters? <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 39pt; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 39.0pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What questions might appear on an exam about this section you read? <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 39pt; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 39.0pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What might be a good essay topic for this section of the novel? <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 39pt; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 39.0pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What might be a good chapter title for this section of the novel? <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; display: block; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt; padding-right: 4pt; padding-top: 1pt;"> <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;">__<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">In Lit Circle __<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">-Participate in the discussion. <span style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">-Use your summary to clarify when people are confused or incorrect about their interpretation.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Head each entry with the YOUR ASSIGNED ROLE, DATE, and PAGE NUMBERS
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Use lined notebook paper OR use the computer. Keep your writing organized and legible.