English+10+Literature+Discussions


 * Student Choice Literature Discussions**

For one of your required independent reading assignments, you have **a choice of 4 novels** **from the English 10 curriculum:** ● //The Road// by Cormac McCarthy ● //The Catcher in the Rye// by J.D. Salinger ● //The Secret Life of Bees// by Sue Monk Kidd ● //The Housekeeper & the Professor// by Yoko Ogawa

You will be discussing these books in **Literature Discussion groups,** which will meet on the dates listed below. Your group will decide which chapters/pages will be due on each date. For each Literature Discussion group, you will prepare a role sheet to aid your group’s discussion based on your role for the week. **Roles include Discussion Director, Illuminator, Illustrator, Connector, Word Watcher, and Summarizer.** Discussion Director, Illuminator, Connector, and Summarizer must be assigned each week; if there are less than 6 members in your group, you may assign other roles for extra credit. Each group member must prepare a different role for each discussion date. Your role sheet will be checked at the beginning of the block and collected at the end of the block on that date. Please bring your book to class everyday!




 * **Group Members:** ||

Chs./Pgs. __-__ My Role _____
 * Literature Discussion #1: Friday, April 12th**

__**Literature Discussion #2: Thursday, April 18th**__ __Chs./Pgs.__ -  __My Role__ _

Chs./Pgs. __-__ My Role _____
 * Literature Discussion #3: Wednesday, April 24th**

__**Literature Discussion #4: Tuesday, April 30th**__ __Chs./Pgs.__ -  __My Role__ _

Following the final discussion, each member of your group will share in the group’s **brief presentation** (5-7 minutes), which should include a visual and the following: ● a general summary of the book (Don’t spoil the ending!) ● a discussion of four thematic messages with examples from the novel for support ● a rating in two categories (Have fun creating your own systems!) ● an explanation of why you would/would not recommend the novel




 * Grading** will be based on your level of participation during in-class reading sessions, the extent to which you fulfill your role responsibilities, the depth and degree of activity within your literature circle discussion, the quality of insights offered in your presentation, and your peer/self/teacher evaluation.

● Literature Circle Role – 15 pts. each (60 pts. total) ● Group Presentation – 20 pts. ● Peer/Self/Teacher Evaluation – 20 pts.
 * Points** will be awarded as follows: