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:

• Literature Circles
• Introduction to Lit Circles
• Work Schedule - Thursday Discussion
• Work Schedule - Friday Discussion
• Analyst
• Analyst: Role Overview
• Analyst Worksheet
• Facilitator
• Facilitator: Role Overview
• Facilitator: Worksheet
• Linguist
• Linguist: Role Overview
• Linguist: Worksheet
• Resources for Linguists
• Researcher
• Researcher: Role Overview
• Researcher: Worksheet
• Resources for Researchers

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).
• Thursday Discussion (I am Legend)
• Friday Discussion (Animal Farm, Brave New World)
• Revisions:
• Future Exploration introduction and conclusion (due this Friday 5/22)
• Week 1 Lit Circle Work (due this Friday 5/22)