Group 1 Participants
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Required Weekly Work
Individual Post
Two blog post per week (choose any prompt)
- Respond to one of the DQ's (discussion questions) in 5 or more sentences using evidence from the text to support your understanding/analysis.
- Choose a memorable quote or passage from your assigned reading and give a thoughtful reaction to it (not a summary of the reading) in 2-3 or more sentences. Then, tie in this passage to a real-life example (dealing with "tolerance themes") with 2-3 or more sentences.
- Summarize your reading through thoughtful picture notes and commentary (do once).
Group Post
One blog post per week done with all group participants
- Group post on experience thus far, reaction to the novel, WITH additional tie-in showing insight in understanding. Explain how the tie-in connects to your reading.
- Additional tie-in is your group's chance to tie in other media to your reading. Here are some ideas below to tie-in to the reading or to themes in the reading
- News articles
- Video clips
- Photos
- Infographics
- Comic strips
- Connection to other novels/movies/tv shows
- Music/Lyrics/Music videos
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Group 1's Reading Calendar
Week of 1/21
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- Novel finished on _____
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Random Notes to Follow:
At the end of every group session, fill out a group evaluation sheet.
You may choose up to two times throughout the week to have a full reading period.
