April 5, 2008April 5, 2008Objective:Objective: Students will be able to explain Students will be able to explain what a book club looks, sounds, and feels what a book club looks, sounds, and feels

like.like.

Students will work in groups to chart what a Students will work in groups to chart what a good and bad book club looks, sounds, and good and bad book club looks, sounds, and

feels like.feels like.

4/6/09 Do-Now: K/W/L Chart- Book Clubs 4/6/09 Do-Now: K/W/L Chart- Book Clubs pg. 79pg. 79 Do-NowDo-Now: Draw a K/W/L Chart in your notebook on page 79. Fill in : Draw a K/W/L Chart in your notebook on page 79. Fill in

the left and middle column of the K/W/L Chart on Book Clubs. the left and middle column of the K/W/L Chart on Book Clubs. What do you Know about Book Clubs?What do you Know about Book Clubs? What do you Want to Learn about Book Clubs?What do you Want to Learn about Book Clubs?

KK WW LL

What do you Know What do you Know about Book Clubs?about Book Clubs?

What do you Want to What do you Want to Learn about Book Learn about Book Clubs?Clubs?

Please pass in your “Wrapping Cloth” Please pass in your “Wrapping Cloth” projects if you were able to finish them over projects if you were able to finish them over the weekend.the weekend.

If you need another night to finish it, that is If you need another night to finish it, that is your only homework for tonight.your only homework for tonight.

Tomorrow is the LAST day I’m accepting the Tomorrow is the LAST day I’m accepting the “Wrapping Cloth” Projects.“Wrapping Cloth” Projects.

We just finished our unit on “So Far From We just finished our unit on “So Far From the Bamboo Grove”. the Bamboo Grove”.

We focused on learning about the elements We focused on learning about the elements of a story, the main character’s conflict, of a story, the main character’s conflict, character traits, and theme.character traits, and theme.

What was the theme of our novel? What What was the theme of our novel? What trait did Yoko demonstrate throughout the trait did Yoko demonstrate throughout the novel that helped her survive her journey?novel that helped her survive her journey?

Yoko showed COURAGE throughout the Yoko showed COURAGE throughout the novel. novel.

We are going to continue exploring this We are going to continue exploring this theme of COURAGE in our next unit, BOOK theme of COURAGE in our next unit, BOOK CLUBS. CLUBS.

We will be looking closely at the different We will be looking closely at the different ways people can show courage and how ways people can show courage and how many stories can have the same message, many stories can have the same message, but be about very different things.but be about very different things.

Share What You Share What You KnowKnow About Book About Book Clubs– Add to your K ColumnClubs– Add to your K Column

Share What You Share What You Want to KnowWant to Know About Book Clubs– Add to your W About Book Clubs– Add to your W

ColumnColumn

Update Vocabulary SectionUpdate Vocabulary Section

Book ClubBook Club: when a group : when a group of people meet together of people meet together to read and discuss what to read and discuss what they think about the same they think about the same book.book.

What is the PURPOSE of a book What is the PURPOSE of a book club?club?

When we have conversations about a book When we have conversations about a book with friends, they can help us:with friends, they can help us:

-Get more excited about reading a book-Get more excited about reading a book

- Understand parts we didn’t understandUnderstand parts we didn’t understand

- Show us a different point of view/ opinion Show us a different point of view/ opinion about the book that we didn’t think ofabout the book that we didn’t think of

AGENDAAGENDA

Today we are going to be thinking about Today we are going to be thinking about what a good and bad book club looks, what a good and bad book club looks, sounds, and feels like.sounds, and feels like.

We are going to be discussing this in groups We are going to be discussing this in groups and charting our ideas on posters.and charting our ideas on posters.

Carousel ActivityCarousel Activity

A A CarouselCarousel is is like a like a Merry-Go-Merry-Go-Around.Around.

So a So a Carousel Carousel ActivityActivity is when is when students go students go around to around to different stations different stations and switch and switch stations when stations when Ms. Samadi Ms. Samadi says, “Switch!”says, “Switch!”

Directions for Carousel ActivityDirections for Carousel Activity You will work in groups of 3-4 students.You will work in groups of 3-4 students. When you meet with your group, vote on jobs. When you meet with your group, vote on jobs.

You will need a:You will need a:1)1) Scribe-Scribe- Someone who will write for the group Someone who will write for the group2)2) SpeakerSpeaker- Someone who will present their poster - Someone who will present their poster

to the class.to the class.3)3) Time Keeper-Time Keeper- Someone who will remind the Someone who will remind the

group how much time is left and will make sure group how much time is left and will make sure that everything gets done.that everything gets done.

4)4) Facilitator-Facilitator- Someone who makes sure everyone Someone who makes sure everyone is doing their job and staying on task. They is doing their job and staying on task. They should see Ms. Samadi immediately if someone should see Ms. Samadi immediately if someone is not cooperating.is not cooperating.

Directions (continued…)Directions (continued…)

We will walk across the hallway to the 6We will walk across the hallway to the 6thth grade Open Area. grade Open Area. There will be six stations set up. Each station has a poster There will be six stations set up. Each station has a poster

with a question on it and ONE marker.with a question on it and ONE marker. You will work as a group to answer the question on the You will work as a group to answer the question on the

poster.poster. You will only get 4 minutes at each poster.You will only get 4 minutes at each poster. The Time Keeper should keep their eye on the time and The Time Keeper should keep their eye on the time and

make sure the group answers the question.make sure the group answers the question. The Scribe is the only one who writes down all of the The Scribe is the only one who writes down all of the

group’s ideas. It is their job to hold onto the marker when group’s ideas. It is their job to hold onto the marker when they switch to a new station.they switch to a new station.

Directions (continued..)Directions (continued..) After your 4 minutes are up at the poster, Ms. Samadi will After your 4 minutes are up at the poster, Ms. Samadi will

say, “SWITCH!” say, “SWITCH!” You can only go to the next poster when Ms. Samadi says, You can only go to the next poster when Ms. Samadi says,

“Switch!” DO NOT move ahead if you are done. You need “Switch!” DO NOT move ahead if you are done. You need to stay with your group at the same poster until it is time to to stay with your group at the same poster until it is time to move.move.

The The ScribeScribe should remember to bring the group’s marker should remember to bring the group’s marker with them. Each group will have a different color marker so with them. Each group will have a different color marker so we will know who wrote what on each poster.we will know who wrote what on each poster.

After your group visits all six posters, you will be presenting After your group visits all six posters, you will be presenting that poster and what everyone wrote on it to the class. that poster and what everyone wrote on it to the class.

The The SpeakerSpeaker must read the poster to the class loudly and must read the poster to the class loudly and clearly.clearly.

What does a Good Book Club What does a Good Book Club Sound Sound like?like?

What does it What does it LookLook like? like?

What does it What does it FeelFeel Like? Like?