Students in B day Reading classes have been busy working on their Literature Circle novels. In Literature Circles, small groups of students gather to read and discuss a novel. Groups have been reading one of six possible novels:
A Mango Shaped Space
The Giver
Esperanza Rising
Among the Hidden
A Wrinkle in Time
The Westing Game
Students have a group packet they complete each day where they are responsible for discussion topics, vocabulary, completing group work, and other important activities. The final project for the Literature Circles unit will not be a traditional test. Instead, students will be asked to create their own wiki.
A wiki (think Wikipedia, for example) is a website that is easily edited by multiple people. Each group is creating their own web pages that will cover the major characters, important themes, interesting vocabulary and pertinent author information. The students are picking up on the tech skills very quickly, so I'm excited to see what they can do. Ask your student to show you the start of their character web page!
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