1. Common Core Standards:
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Wednesday, January 2nd, 2019
Aim: How can we analyze the author’s purpose in writing our independent novels?
Objective: Students will be able to identify their novel’s mission statement.
Do Now: Answer one of the following questions.
1.) What is your New Year’s resolution (plan/goal for 2019) and why?
2.) What do you believe would be your protagonist’s (the main character of your novel) New Year’s resolution and why?
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2. Common Core Standards:
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2019
Common Core Standards:
RI , SL
Aim: How can we analyze the author’s purpose in writing our independent novels?
Objective: Students will be able to identify their novel’s mission statement.
Agenda
Do Now: Turn and talk with your tablemates. New captains will share with the class.
Read-Aloud: Read the criteria for a mission statement.
Work Period: Arrange in your book club with classmates who have chosen the same novel. Answer the following questions as a group Book Club Roles: Recorder, Discussion Leader, and Researcher(s). You will answer the following questions in your Book Club. Cite textual evidence (page numbers and quotes) to support each question.  1.) What do you believe is your novel's mission statement? Create it. Use Google's Mission Statement, Facebook's Mission Statement, and Starbucks' Mission Statement as guides.  2.) What do you believe is one character's mission statement in your novel? Consider the character's speech, traits, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and/or looks.  3.) What is another character's mission statement? Consider the character's speech, traits, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and/or looks.

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