1. World Literature and Composition 16 October 2014

2. Thursday Work Planning for Literature Circles Skit presentations

3. Content Language Objective Collaborate to present a short skit of main ideas, conflicts and concepts related to the “American Dream” from literature circle novels using; – Dialogue – Written scripts

4. Content Language Objective Students will write and speak about the significance and power of voice in literary texts and apply this thinking in speaking and writing in their own work, using Exemplar texts Graphic organizers Collaborative feedback

5. Content Language Objective Students will read to understand the features of a memoir, annotating for specific characteristics, using List of memoir characteristics Collaborative annotations Exemplar text

6. Warm-up Academic Language North: East: West: Discourse Roles North: East: West: TASK: Who would you cast to play the main characters in your novel/play? Explain your choices.

7. What is the value of reading a memoir? What kind of people write memoirs? What kind of people read memoirs? Why would someone read your memoir?

8. What we can learn North: Personal East: National West: International/World

9. Writing a memoir Why should you plan? Take 3 and a half minutes and write down a few things you would like to teach others with your memoir

10. Agenda Seating/Attendance/Warmup Learning Objectives “What’s in a Name” example memoir & questions Memoir Wrap-up, reflection on learning objectives