Welcome! August 29th, 2017 Tuesday Do Now Get out your weekly Bell Ringer sheet and begin working on Tuesday’s assignment. Once the bell rings, you will have five minutes to guess the meaning of the word. Make sure you explain your thinking! Remember: Do Now's are INDEPENDENT and QUIET exercises. Thank you 

Read the following sentence and guess the meaning of the word facetious based on the context. The comedian made a facetious comment that people in impoverished countries are spared the problem of overeating. If someone or something is facetious, it is treating serious issues with deliberate, and often inappropriate, humor. © Presto Plans

Chapter 10 Quizzer Tear a piece of paper in half and give one half to a partner. At the top of your half sheet, you need: Your name The date Class/Block Assignment Title (For today, it’s “Chapter 10 Quizzer”)

Chapter 10 Quizzer: Block 1/2 In the incident involving the dog Tim Johnson, several people comment that a rabid dog is seen in August, not this month. What month is it in this chapter?

Chapter 10 Quizzer: Block 5/6 When he was a boy, what was Atticus’ nickname?

Lit Circles! When he was a boy, what was Atticus’ nickname?

Lit Circles! Today, we’re going to read Chapter 11, which is the last chapter of Part 1. Tomorrow, you’re going to hold Lit Circles with your groups over all of Part 1. After you read, you should use the rest of the period to prepare for the Lit Circle. If you’ve never experienced Lit Circles before, they’re basically professional book clubs. Your group will hold its own private discussion about the text, and each member will have their own job within the discussion.

Lit Circles! There are four or five roles in every Lit Circle. Discussion Leader Diction Detective Bridge Builder Reporter Artist (if your group has five members)

Reporter Starts the discussion Job is to identify and report key points in the reading: Setting – Look at shifts in setting and mood Plot – Look at major events that occurred in the reading Characters – Look at significant character interactions and character changes

Bridge Builder Makes connections between the events of the book and other people, places, and events. Three types of connections Text to Self Text to Text Text to World Makes connections with previous events in the book Makes predictions

Discussion Leader Develops a list of at least 6 questions for group discussion. Questions must be thought-provoking and not just have a “right” answer Makes sure every group member contributes to each discussion Considers a question to revisit next time the group meets (what questions might still be relevant after Part 2?)

Diction Detective Carefully examines the author’s use of word choice (diction) Searches for words, phrases, or passages that are especially descriptive, powerful, funny, thought-provoking, surprising, or confusing to share with the group. Analyzes the author’s use of diction and opens them for discussion. Why do you think the author chose each word or phrase? What is the author trying to say? Does the author’s word choice help her achieve her purpose?

Artist Creates an illustration related to something important in the reading (an idea, symbol, scene, diagram, flow chart, sketch, cartoon, or any other visual) Write a reflection (5-7 sentences) describing the choices you made in your illustration and its relevance to the text. Basically, what did you draw, and why did you choose it? Why is it important? Asks each group member to respond, either by making a comment or asking a question

Double-Entry Journal In addition to your role, you also need to record journal entries while you’re reading the assigned chapter. Can include interesting quotes, questions you have, moments you found powerful or important, or connections between yourself and the text At some point during the Lit Circle, you need to trade your Double-Entry journal with a group member and respond to their entries. If the conversation lulls, use these as talking points!

TKAM: Part 1 Lit Circles For the rest of class, you have four jobs: Talk with your group members and decide which role each of you will take. Reread through your assigned role and clarify your duties for tomorrow Read the rest of Part 1 (aka Chapter 11) by yourself, completing at least four Double Journal entries as you go. Prepare for your role tomorrow!