Book Discussions Day 3

Today's Goals
Book Club:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.6.1.A
Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion.

Signpost - Tough Questions:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.5
Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.


The Plan:

1. Read
2. Book Clubs Day THREEEEE
   Set Social Contract Goals for your Group and then chat!
3. Signpost "Tough Questions" RACE paragraph on Google Classroom
4. Hatchet Essay Revisions

Book Club Meeting Day 3
You'll have the first large chunk of class to discuss your book with your group.

Each member of your group will share their roles in the following order:

1. Discussion Director - Spend the most time on this one! Answer/discuss the questions! 
2. Signpost Spotter
3. Captivating Connector
4. Vocab Master

Remember, your Discussion Director will be grading each member of the group on participation, so stay engaged!

Signpost - Tough Questions
What is it?! - When you are reading and the character asks him/herself a really difficult question.

Everything you need for this will be at the Signpost website (lots of great examples!!) and on Google Classroom.
We will watch the video as a class and then discuss before writing your RACE paragraph.

Essay Revision:
PLEASE FILL OUT THE REVISION REQUEST if you make edits to your essay. 
I do not know that you made edits if you do not fill this out, and I have until Thursday night to update everything before submitting progress report grades. 

Reminders/Homework:

• After today you should have FIVE RACE paragraphs about Signposts on Google Classroom.
• Tough Questions
• Words of the Wiser
• Memory Moment
• Again and Again
• Contrasts and Contradictions
• No Red Ink "Formatting/Capitalizing Titles and Quotes" Due Friday
• You should have at least one independent reading book read by March 1. Turn in a one-pager for that book.
• Book Club Meeting Day 4 will be next class. Come prepared.
  

IMPORTANT NOTE: PERIOD 4 and 6

• There are some date changes on our reading schedule. Days 4 and 5 will now take place on Tuesday, March 12. You got an extra day! Yay!

Book Club Meeting Day 1+2, Signposts, and Essay Revisions

Today's Goals
Book Club:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.6.1.A
Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion.

Signpost - Words of the Wiser:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.5
Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.


The Plan:

1. Read
2. Book Clubs Day 1 AND Day 2
   Set Social Contract Goals for your Group and then chat!
3. Signpost "Words of the Wiser" RACE paragraph on Google Classroom
4. Hatchet Essay Revision

Book Club Meeting Day 1 and 2
You'll have the first large chunk of class to discuss your book with your group.

Before you may begin, you will set a goal for discussion as a group. Ms. Black will provide you with a goal sheet.

Each member of your group will share their roles in the following order, but you will go through this process TWO TIMES. (Day 1 and THEN Day 2)

1. Discussion Director - Spend the most time on this one! Answer/discuss the questions! 
2. Signpost Spotter
3. Captivating Connector
4. Vocab Master

Remember, your Discussion Director will be grading each member of the group on participation, so stay engaged!

**If you were absent today, you'll be responsible for all the days when you return, and that grade will count for both!

Signpost - Words of the Wiser
Everything you need for this will be at the Signpost website and on Google Classroom.
We will listen to the audio as a class and then discuss before writing your RACE paragraph.

Essay Revision:
We may not get to this today, so know that if we do not, we will get to it next class. 

The short version of this is that I have left you lots of comments and your rubric is on the document in Google Classroom if you open your essay and scroll to the bottom. 

The shorter version is if you got below a 35 out of 50 possible points, you will be staying with me for RAM (and lunch, if fully incomplete) regularly until you have made revisions. This is so I can support you so you are reaching grade-level expectations.


Reminders/Homework:

• After today you should have FOUR RACE paragraphs about Signposts on Google Classroom.
• Words of the Wiser
• Memory Moment
• Again and Again
• Contrasts and Contradictions
• No Red Ink "Formatting/Capitalizing Titles and Quotes" Due Friday
• You should have at least one independent reading book read by March 1. Turn in a one-pager for that book.
• Book Club Meeting Day 3 will be next class. Come prepared.

BOOK CLUBS! Get your book, make your plan, start reading.

Today's Goal: Build your reading schedule and start reading!
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.6.1.B
set specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed.

The Plan:

1. Get books! Here's the list of who's reading what.
2. Build Reading Schedule with your new group and assign book roles. 
3. Find yourself a SAFE PLACE to put your Book Club Packets. You lose it, you have to start over. 
4. Signpost "Memory Moment" RACE paragraph on Google Classroom.
5. Read or work on other work for Language Arts.

Some notes about our Book Club novels:

• You will NOT be allowed to participate in the discussion each class if you have not read your assigned pages and completed your role well.
• That means you will receive a zero for that day's task. You can't afford that.
• Doing the work is different from doing the work well. You will get much further and feel more successful if you take the time to really build connections and come up with thoughtful discussion questions. You will all be happier in the end. I promise.
• Example of Doing the Work:
• Text to World Connection: people in the world make fun of other people for things they don't like.
• Example of Doing the Work WELL:
• Text to World Connection: John Lasseter (a real person in the real world), the director of all of our favorite Pixar movies, was fired from Disney at the beginning of his career because he was trying to create the first digitally animated movie and the producers at Disney thought it was insane and ridiculous and a waste of time, so they kicked him out. He eventually got support from George Lucas and Steve Jobs and a whole team to create the first digitally animated short. This connects to Stephanie's Ponytail because Stephanie got made fun and laughed at for trying new things, but with the support of her mom and some creative thinking, she got the last laugh and got what she wanted.
• Another Example of Doing the Work WELL:
• Text to World Connection: JK Rowling got rejected by lots and lots of publishing companies before someone would publish Harry Potter. She also got fired from one of her steady jobs for spending time writing. This connects to Stephanie's Ponytail because so many people told her repeatedly, "no, no, absolutely not" just like Stephanie's classmates told her "ugly" over and over again. In the end, both Stephanie and JK Rowling are the winners.
• To be clear, this might mean you have to do some research.
• The due dates are non-negotiable. Your group relies on you to be present and prepared.
• Your group novel can be used for one of your one-pagers.

Things You Can Do After You Make Your Schedule With Your Group

1. Complete "Memory Moment" RACE paragraph. 
2. Read
3. Work on Missing Work
4. Work on upcoming work that is going to be due.

Reminders/Homework:

• You have THREE RACE paragraphs that should be completed for signposts on Google Classroom ASAP.
• Read
• Work on Missing Work
• Work on upcoming work that is going to be due.

Book Club Practice: Stephanie's Ponytail, by Robert Munsch

Today's Goal: Practice speaking and listening to each other as we discuss a short story and practice the roles that will be required of you during your book clubs that will begin next class.

The Plan:

1. Read! 
2. Stephanie's Ponytail
3. Practice Roles
4. Practice Discussion
5. Practice Self-Assessment
6. Contrasts and Contradictions RACE Paragraph using Stephanie's Ponytail

Book Club Roles
Here is the link to the book club roles practice that we will do in class today.

Below is an overview of each role:

At the start of each class, you will spend 20-25 minutes discussing the previous night’s assigned reading with your group. Each member of your group will have a role to fulfill. Failure to complete your assigned role will result in not being able to participate in the group discussion and the loss of class participation points.

DISCUSSION DIRECTOR:

• You are the leader of the discussion and will start off each discussion
• You will create 3 questions (with possible answers) for the section of reading, one from each level of thinking. 
• It is your job to keep the discussion going, even when you think the discussion is over. Trust me, it’s not.
• **You must hold each member (and yourself) accountable for their roles/behavior...you will be grading them for the discussion session.

SIGNPOST SPOTTER:

• Your job is to find at least 3 signposts in this week’s assigned reading. Copy them down exactly as they are in the text and fill in the chart with your thoughts. Be prepared to share with your group. 
• **Signpost Spotter WILL also responsible for documenting a weekly signpost on Google Classroom after you’ve had your group discussion.

CAPTIVATING CONNECTOR:

• As connector, you are making connections from the text: to yourself, to the world, and another text.
• **For example, I connect with Tommy because he likes comic books, like I do. I started off about his age, and since then, I have been getting more and more into Marvel. (connection to yourself)

VOCAB MASTER:

• You are responsible for finding four unknown words from the text and defining them for the rest of your group to help better understand the reading. 
• You will need to direct your group to the pages that the vocabulary words are on and discuss together what it means and why that was an important word to define and investigate.

Stephanie's Ponytail Video
Watch if you are absent.
Use it to complete your Signpost RACE Paragraph on Google Classroom.

Reminders/Homework:

• Signpost Independent Reading Practice Due Friday (On Google Classroom)
• Finish Contrasts and Contradictions Question on Google Classroom
• You should have at least one independent reading book read by March 1. Turn in a one-pager for that book.
• READ YOUR INDEPENDENT READING BOOK.

Book Tasting!

Today's Goal: WHO'S HUNGRY? For books, that is. It's time you learned a little bit about what it means to sample a book. Nobody likes reading a book they don't like. Today, you're going to practice a method of "tasting" a book and see which ones you connect to the most before you sign up to read the whole thing.

The Plan:

1. Read
2. Book Tasting
3. Again and Again Review
4. Catch-Up Time (There will be quite a bit of this today unless time is wasted.

Book Tasting


Just to clarify, there will be no actual eating of books today. Books are friends, not food. Instead, you're going to get 7 minutes at each "tasting table" to get an idea of what each book is about and see if you might enjoy reading it. Try them out! See what you like! 

You will get a sheet of paper to fill out as you visit each "tasting table." 

For the first four minutes, no writing is allowed. You may look at the book, flip through the book, read through the first pages, read the last pages, whatever makes you happy and includes actually investigating the book and what you think. 

For the last three minutes, you may write your thoughts on your sheet.

This is my visual representation of "Again and Again"

Again and Again Signpost Review
At the very bottom of the "Again and Again" page on the Signpost Website, you will find a short story called "Charles" by Shirley Jackson.

Listen and follow along (or read it silently to yourself if you would like), and then answer the following question in RACES Paragraph format on Google Classroom. 

What shows up again and again, and why is it important to the story?

Catch-Up Time
Here's a list of things. It's a long list, but that means every single person has something they can work on.

1. The Signpost Again and Again RACE Paragraph on Google Classroom assigned today.
   
2. Figure out how to change your profile picture. Today I will help.
   
3. NoRedInk "FANBOYS" due today.
   
4. Signpost Independent Reading Practice on Google Classroom, Due Friday, February 15
   
5. One Pager (either the one that was due already, or your next one if you have FINISHED a new book)
   PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE DIRECTIONS.

Reminders/Homework:

• Read your independent reading book.
• Complete the Signpost Independent Reading Practice on Google Classroom
• See the list above for all things to catch up on if you are behind or looking to get ahead.

Notice and Note Signposts

Today's Goal: Learn the "Notice and Note" strategy for reading a text. Practice identifying signposts and what they mean using short videos.

The Plan:

1. Read
2. Notice and Note Introduction to Signposts
3. Signposts Notes and Practice

Introduction to Notice and Note
We will stop at 3:30 (the practice at the end is not for you.)

Signposts NOTES

THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT WEBSITE FOR YOU, CREATED BY MS. KELLER'S BFF AT BMMS, MRS. JOLK.

On Google Classroom, you will find a new assignment that has a couple resources and a document for YOU to write in called "Signpost Notes." These will be VERY VERY important for you in the coming weeks.

Be prepared to share what you've learned as we review together as a class and discuss any questions you might have.

Now, you try!

Time to see if you can put this new learning into action! You have one task over the coming week.

As you read your own Independent Reading Book, Notice & Note the signposts you see! You can use a post-it note to mark the pages as you read, but you must copy one of each type of signpost into your practice pages on Google Classroom by next Friday,


Bonus:
I got you this song. You're welcome.

OH MY GOSH TWO OF THEM!? (Ms. Black loves these so much.)

Reminders/Homework:

• No Red Ink "FANBOYS" practice due Friday 6pm
• Signposts Independent Reading Practice Due Friday, February 15. (This will replace No Red Ink for next week)
• READ.

Cultural Identity, Continued

Today's Goal:

The Plan:

1. Read
2. Cultural Identity Reflection
3. Bio Poem

Cultural Identity Reflection
The first step today is to reflect a little bit on what we discussed or heard from our peers last class as you thought about your own identity and what cultures you belong to.

Reflect on our conversation from yesterday to answer the following questions on Google Classroom.

1. How would you feel if someone ignored or dismissed or said something unkind about one of your most important multicultural identity bubbles?
   
2. In what ways can we make sure that all people in the classroom feel that their cultural heritage and cultural identities are respected and valued?

Bio Poem Brainstorm and Guidelines

Today you will think about and continue to reflect on YOUR cultural identity.

As you make your biographical poem, keep in mind the following:

• It's about you, not about others, so make sure that everything is connected to you.
• For your beliefs, they should be beliefs that you would also apply to yourself. This means that you should focus on what you do believe, not what you don't believe. This also means that you may not say harmful things about other people when you should be talking about yourself.
• If you want to add or adjust a line, feel free (for example, you might add one that says "Who identifies as." It's a poem, which means even though I have created a structure, it can be adjusted and modified.

Your assignment can be done in one of three ways:

1. Type it and turn it in on Google Classroom digitally. You may mess with fonts and colors, as long as it is appropriate and readable.
2. Type it and print it out to decorate it, if that makes you happy.
3. Do it on a clean sheet of printer paper if you're into hand lettering. Do not choose this option if it will be messy.

Reminders/Homework:

• No Red Ink "FANBOYS" Due Friday 6pm
• Finish and turn in: 
• One-Pager (due last class)
• Bio Poem (due next class)
• Replace photo on Google Classroom with a picture of your face. ASAP.
• READ your book!