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Literature Circles Day 3 of 6

Students engage in literature circles, reading dystopian novels and analyzing Thoreau's ideas on nature and self-reliance. They also explore an article challenging Thoreau's beliefs.

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Literature Circles Day 3 of 6

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  1. Literature Circles Day 3 of 6 Tuesday Feb. 21 – A Day Wednesday Feb. 22 – B day

  2. Lit. Circle book Reading Quiz #1  Put your NAME and THE PERIOD on your sheet of paper • Summarize what the rules of your society are, who the main character is, and what is something they are worried about/might have to overcome? • Write ONE piece of evidence from your book down and complete ONE of the following phrases (make a prediction): • What if…? • If only… • If this goes on…

  3. Article: “Why we need dystopian stories like ‘the hunger games’” • Cut out and glue in article to your next page in your LITERATURE CIRCLE SECTION (after the short story from last time) • Number the paragraphs (there are 7) • Read and highlight the article for the Essential Question: Why are we so attracted to dystopian stories? What do they tell us about our own societies and ourselves? • On the same page or on the next page: Write three sentencesanswering the essential question with one piece of evidencethat you highlighted.  **THERE WILL BE A QUIZ ON THIS ARTICLE NEXT CLASS**

  4. Reading Chunk: • Next 20 minutes: Read through the next 40 pages of your book (AT LEAST to page 120ish in your books) • Prediction Chart…Find a piece of evidence for one of the columns (You should have a total of AT LEAST 2 pieces of evidence and predictions now in your notebooks! What if…? If only… If this goes on...

  5. Literature Circles Day 4 of 6 Thursday Feb. 23 – A Day Friday Feb. 24 – B day

  6. Reading Quiz #2:  Put your NAME and THE PERIOD on your sheet of paper • Why are we so attracted to dystopian stories? What do they tell us about our own societies and ourselves? USE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER FROM THE ARTICLE FROM LAST CLASS. • How does your literature circle book connect to ONE or more of the Emerson or Thoreau pieces we have read? (2-3 sentence explanation) “Nature” by Emerson “Walden” by Thoreau Self-Reliance” by Emerson “Civil Disobedience” by Thoreau

  7. Article: “Thoreau Still Beckons, IF I can Take my Laptop” REMINDER: Thoreau – “Walden” and “Civil Disobedience” Emerson– “Nature” and “Self Reliance” WITH A PARTNER – Read & Highlight as you read the article important ideas that she gives for why Thoreau is WRONG in his beliefs in “Walden.” THEN ANSWER THE FOLLOWING underneath of your article. • What are the benefits of technology for this author? • What does she say are Thoreau’s main ideas in the essay “Walden”? • How does she challenge his ideas? What does she say are the reasons for why his ideas are NOT completely realistic for our society?

  8. Reading Chunk: • Read through the next 40 pages of your book (AT LEAST to page 160ish in your books) • Prediction Chart…Find a piece of evidence for one of the columns (You should have a total of AT LEAST 3 pieces of evidence and predictions now in your notebooks! What if…? If only… If this goes on...

  9. ANNOUNCEMENTS! Next week is our LAST week before our ASSESSMENTS. • Please make sure that you have a plan to get caught up in your novels if you are not to the required page today. (page 160ish) • Monday there will be another grammar practice and quiz. (Please look over your notes) • Review the Emerson and Thoreau ideas that we started with this semester. These will be crucial to your assessment.

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