Year B: Cycle 2
Structures
Study Guide:
Literature
October 26- December 18
Anthology-Lean on Me
With your small group, plan your nightly reading work for the next two
weeks. For each day, decide which of the writing about reading strategies
you will do each day. This is from the lesson at the beginning of the year. Do
not choose the same strategy more than once per week. Record the strategy
in the blanks below. 10/26
Due:
Strategy
______ Tuesday, October 27
“Lean on Me”
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______Wednesday, October 28
“I know Why the Caged Bird Sings”
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______Thursday, October 29
“And Sarah Laughed”
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______Monday, November 2
“Scaffolding” & “Justin Lebo”
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______Tuesday, November 3
“Barrio Boy”
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_____ Wednesday, November 4
“NEIGHBORS”
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_____Thursday, November 5
“Star-Fix”
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______Friday, November 6
“The Winter Hibiscus”
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______Monday, November 9
“Oliver Hyde’s Dishcloth Concert”
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Group Novel
Novel Discussion Responsibilities
1. Discussion Director: 5 thought provoking questions to lead the
group’s discussion
2. Plot Summarizer and Vocabulary Enricher: Write a paragraph
summarizing the plot of the chapter. Choose 5 words- write the
full dictionary definition and write what page the word is found
on.
3. Connector and Illustrator: Write a paragraph connecting the
reading to another story, something happening in the world or
something happening to you. Draw and color a scene that stood
out in your mind after reading.
4. Character Analyst: Write a paragraph about the main characters
in the reading. Include their internal and external attributes.
5. Quiz Developer: Write a ten question quiz (include the answers) to
give your peers at the end of the novel discussion.
1787 by Joan Anderson
Due:
_____ Prologue & Chapter 1 –Tuesday, November 10
_____Chapter 2 & 3- Wednesday, November 11
_____Chapter 4 & 5 – Thursday, November 12
_____Chapter 6 & 7- Friday, November 13
_____Chapters 8 & 9- Monday, November 16
_____Chapter 10 & 11- Tuesday, November 17
_____Chapter 12 & 13- Wednesday, November 18
_____Chapter 14- Thursday, November 19
_____Chapter 15 & Epilogue- Friday, November 20
Job
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Personal Novel Choices
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
1984 by George Orwell
Give Me Liberty by L.M. Elliott
The Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins
The House of Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
_____Book chosen by Thursday, November 19, along with student
created, reading study guide for book.
Choice__________________________
Book report due: Monday, December 14- Format of report is
student choice but it has to be approved by teacher.
Advanced Literature
Choose another personal novel to read throughout the cycle and
present a report (your choice of format) to the class. Due:
December 14.
Poetry Thursdays
Bring a poem to read during sharing time, in community meeting. Be ready to
share: the poem, author, what the poem means to you and why you chose it.
Due:
Title, Author
____10/29
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____11/5
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____11/12
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____11/19
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____12/10
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Theme Test
December 2nd