The cornerstones of the shepard academy
LeadingServe as the Discussion Leader of a Book Club meeting.
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ThinkingThink about what you read: apply the text to the world outside the text, analyze the fictional elements of the text, respond to the text, and evaluate your group's performance each week.
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writingCompose responses to what you read.
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speakingParticipate in weekly Book Club discussions and present a Book Talk to the class at the end of the grading period.
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readingRead a work of imaginative literature chosen by the Book Club
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What is a book club?
What is a Book Club? In a book club, small groups of students meet regularly to discuss a piece of literature in depth. The discussion is guided by your response to what you have read. You may talk about events and characters in the book, the author's craft, or personal experiences related to the story. Book Clubs provide a way for you to engage in critical thinking and reflection as you read, discuss, and respond to books. Collaboration is at the heart of this approach. You reshape and add onto your understanding as you construct meaning with other readers. Finally, Book Clubs guide you to deeper understanding of what you read through structured discussion and written reader response.
Perhaps the easiest way to understand what Book Clubs is to look at what they are not
Perhaps the easiest way to understand what Book Clubs is to look at what they are not
Book Clubs are . . .
Reader response centered Groups formed by book choice Structured for student independence, and responsibility Guided primarily by student insights and questions Flexible and fluid; never looks the same twice |
Book Clubs are not . . .
Teacher and text centered Teacher assigned groups Unstructured, uncontrolled "talk time," no accountability Guided primarily by student insights and questions Flexible and fluid; never looks the same |
form your book clubForm a group of four people who may enjoy reading the same book.
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choose a bookAgree on a book to read that is of interest to all group members and is of an appropriate reading level.. Each person is responsible for obtaining a copy of the book.
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complete a planning guideAs a group complete the Planning Guide. One group member submits the Planning Guide to Haiku.
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book club meetingsComplete a Novel Analysis entry each week. Submit by 7:30 AM each Friday. One group member facilitates the discussion.
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