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26 Distribute books Missing Voices Final Meeting Time

27 Book Presentations Hint:  Read ahead and take notes to not be bothered with this next week.

28 Book Presentations

29 Book Presentations

Literature Circles Final Project

Literature Circles:

Each section below is meant to be delivered on the day you are assigned to present the book you have read and your findings.  You should plan on addressing each section of the project, marked by the underline.  You may use the technology aspect to enhance your presentation or your passage, or you may use it as a stand-alone aspect.

Presentation:

1.)    Present your book before the class.

2.)    Give a summary of the book (without exposing the end of the book)

3.)    Share  the research you have produced in literature circles (you may want to focus on a particular point or several facts which you feel the group should know to better understand your work.)

4.)    Share some of the Connections with the larger world that you made as a group.

5.)   What are some of the themes, big picture ideas that this books conveys?

Technology:

1.)    Use a piece of technology to add to your presentation of the work. This may include, but is not limited to:

a.       Glogster

b.      Google Earth

c.       Animotti

d.      Windows Moviemaker / Imovie

e.       Tagxedo/wordle

                                        i.      If you use one of these, please add more to your explanation or add to its use in the class.

f.        Powerpoint

Passage

1.)    Choose a passage or several that you feel encapsulate(s) the work and expresses the major ideas.

2.)    Presentation of the passage: You may choose to present your passage in several different manners listed below (or one of your own creating):

a.       Socratic Seminar:

                                                                           i.      Read the passage, or several passages, and have students discuss the passage in small group settings. (Please design question(s) to aide in discussion)

b.      Reader’s Theater

                                                                           i.      Students will act out the passage(s) and then discuss what the passage felt like or expressed.

c.       Read, Journal, Share

                                                                           i.      Students will read the passage, journal on it and then express their thoughts in small groups.

d.      Connections

                                                                           i.      Read the passage and have students relate the passage to their own lives/experiences/knowledge and share in small groups.

End:  Would you recommend this books to others and why?