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Civics Non-Fiction Literature Circles

Civics Non-Fiction Literature Circles. 8 th Grade Social Studies. What are we doing?. You will be assigned to a group of 3-4 students In your groups, you will be reading two non-fiction books about the era just before the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s

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Civics Non-Fiction Literature Circles

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  1. Civics Non-Fiction Literature Circles 8th Grade Social Studies

  2. What are we doing? • You will be assigned to a group of 3-4 students • In your groups, you will be reading two non-fiction books about the era just before the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s • You will also be taking notes, asking questions, looking up additional information, and talking about what you read • All you need to do is participate in class by reading, taking notes, and being a good group member

  3. What books will we read? • During the first few days, everyone will read parts of Miles to Go for Freedom: Segregation & Civil Rights in the Jim Crow Years

  4. What books will we read? • Then half of the groups will read Getting Away with Murder: the True Story of the Emmett Till Case while the other half will read Freedom Walkers: the Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott

  5. Why are we doing it? • To learn about Civil Rights • To learn about American History • To learn about civics concepts like the Constitution & the Bill of Rights and the Supreme Court

  6. Why are we doing it? • To gain experience reading non-fiction books • To learn some new habits when reading non-fiction books • To gain experience working in groups • To gain experience developing your own questions and answering them

  7. New Reading Habits? • Skim materials before you read them • Read with a pencil in your hand (take notes – not just on “facts” but on questions, comments, ideas, confusions – anything that crosses your mind) • Use direct quotes from the material as evidence to support your discussions

  8. New Reading Habits? • Address any questions or confusions by talking with others who are reading the same material • When the text is insufficient, go outside the text to get answers (look up unknown words, look up names/concepts mentioned by not explained) • Spot different kinds of information patterns (compare/contrast, pro/con, cause/effect, sequence of events)

  9. How does it work? • Each day you will be told what chapter to work on • Each member of the group will fill in a Pre-Reading & Notetaking Form for each chapter

  10. How does it work? • Follow the instructions on the form. • Step 1: skim the chapter and record questions & predictions

  11. How does it work? • Step 2: Read the chapter. Write down direct quotes that make you think of questions, ideas, confusions & personal connections.

  12. How does it work? • Step 3: After reading is done, return to the Pre-Reading chart and record comments and quotes about your predictions

  13. How does it work? • Step 4: Discuss your notes with the group. Try to answer questions or address confusions. Do extra research to fill in gaps in your knowledge or vocabulary.

  14. How does it work? • Step 5: Staple all group members’ forms together and hand them in. You’re done with one chapter! • Each day you just repeat the process until the book is done. • Sometimes the teacher will have you take a little quiz or write a short answer to a question to make sure you are understanding the material.

  15. How to quote text • When we ask you to quote the text, we are simply asking you to write down some exact words you see in the book, put them in quotation marks, and add the page number. • We are NOT asking you to find where the author has quoted other people. ANY text in the book can be used to make a quote for your notes.

  16. Example of Quoting the Text The author calls it “a critical moment in American civil rights history” (11). Quote Comment Idea: Now I see why we are reading this book!

  17. Example of Quoting the Text The murder and the “sham trial” were the “last straw” for African Americans (12). Quote Comment Confusion: Last straw before what? And what does sham mean?

  18. A Few Other Issues • Reading: silently or aloud? • What if you have questions with no answers? • How is grading done? • Resources available: • sample notes • Dictionaries • a few computers

  19. Dealing with Racial Terms • Who is an African American? • Dealing with old, outdated, archaic, and offensive terms

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