Due December 3rd, Thursday: Complete Stave 1 "Marley's Ghost" and complete comprehension questions Quiz Friday on first stave Finish Stave Two by Tuesday 12-9, complete comp. questions Stave Two quiz Friday 12/11 ***************************************************************************** Literature Circle Roles: Roles: 1. Discussion Director: Your role demands that you identify the important aspects of your assigned text, and develop questions your group will want to discuss. Focus on the major themes or "big ideas" in the text and your reaction to those ideas. 2. Illuminator: You find passages your gorup would like to/should hear read aloud. These passages should be memorable, interesting, puzzling, funny, or important. Your notes should include the quotations, but also why you chose them, and what you want to say about them. You can either read the passage aloud yourself, or ask members to read it. 3. Illustrator: Your role is to draw what you read. This might mean drawing a scene as a cartoon-like sequence, or an important scene so readers can better understand the action. You can draw Thinking Maps make sure you make note how it connects to the reading. (Think: What are you trying to accomplish through this drawing?) 4. Connector: Your job is to connect what you are reading with what you are studying or with the world outside school. You can connect the story to events in the news, your own life, trends, etc. Also, think of what you have already read. (Think: How does this section relate to those that came before it?) 5. Word Watcher: While reading the assigned section, you watch out for words worth knowing. These words might be interesting, new, important, or used in unusual ways. It is important to indicate the specific location of the words so you can discuss it in context. (Think: Which words are used frequently/unusually? What is the part of speech of this word?) 6. Summarizer: Prepare a brief summary of the day's reading. In some cases, you might ask yourself what details, characters, or events are so important that they would be on an exam. Consider making a list or outline, if that helps you stay organized. (Think: What makes these events so important? What changes in plot-character, or tone, did you notice while reading? What might be a good essay topic for this section of the story?)