Class agenda 2/3/15 1. ACT Prep: Plural Possessive Apostrophe 2. Proverb to Ponder 3. Literature Circles 4. Posters for chapters 1-4 Presentation and Exit Ticket Today you will, in writing and orally, determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text and its effects on the reader through literature circles and creating anchor charts displaying the information and effects using descriptive phrases such as: “The effect of the (proverb, folk tale, literary device, cultural component, character, etc.) on the reader is…”

College essay rough draft due next class! Bring your hand-written or typed rough draft to class on Thursday, February 5, 2015 Writer’s Workshop – Originality! Quality! Completion Credit – 40 points for bringing it in to class Final typed draft due on Thursday, February 19, 2015 Email or turn in typed draft to me Copy/paste it in Naviance

Patience is a tree whose root is bitter, but its fruit is very sweet. Proverb to ponder 2/3/15 Canadian Proverb Patience is a tree whose root is bitter, but its fruit is very sweet. Please write a response to this proverb on a piece of notebook paper. You must connect this proverb to you AND one character from Things Fall Apart chapters 3-4. You may use your chapter summary and notes.

Final assessment due march 16, 2015 1. What is it? 2. What skills do you need to complete it? 3. How do the literature circle roles contribute toward completing the project?

Literature circles Each group will create a poster according to the directions 25 minutes to meet as a group Create notes for each role, stick these in the folder Poster-creator only has to complete poster (can also stick notes in folder) Discuss notes with group members Each group will present the poster

Presentations (if time allows) Present your poster If you have a similar example, then discuss your view point of the example Exit Ticket How does this activity (literature circles, roles, notes, posters, and presentations) contribute to your understanding of this book? Please include any suggestions for improving this activity.