Novel Quiz 1-The Pentad

Think about a significant action in your reading and answer the following: ACT: The event-what was done? Scene: Where and when did it occur? Agent: Who did it? Agency: How was the act committed? Purpose: Why was the act done? What is the

reason or purpose for the act?

Book Groups

Cornell Notes

Literature Circles

What should my notes look like?

Focus on story elements Setting Characters Plot/Conflicts Important passages Symbols Themes Figurative language Imagery Connections Predictions

Cornell Notes: Reading a Novel Student Sample

Iam Smart Student English IV Honors

June 13, 2009 Chapter 1 Cry, the Beloved Country

South Africa --Rich, matted grass and hills --Wet --Streams --Well-tended --Not too many cattle feeding --Not too many fires --Stand barefoot—safe --“Ground is holy.” --Keep it; guard it—guards and protects men. Vs. --Rich green hills break down in the valleys --Red and bare --Dry --Too many cattle feeding --Too many fires have burned --Coarse and sharp. Wear shoes—not safe for bare feet --Not kept or guarded—no longer keeps men. This book is going to contrast the lives of different people and different places. It will be about destruction. This passage is important because it suggests something about the relationship between the land and the people. It shows how people have abandoned the land or have been driven from the land—how it can’t sustain them anymore.

Where does the story take place? How is the land contrasted in the first chapter? Prediction: Why did the book start with this contrast? Significant passage (page 34): “They are valleys of old men and old women, of mothers and children. The men are away, the young men and the girls are away. The soil cannot keep them any more.”

Summary This first chapter is short and has a lot of description. It makes me want to draw a picture of it and to create a map to show the geography. No specific characters are introduced in Chapter one—very weird!

How do I set up my notes?

5 Part Cornell page Heading Topic = rdg section Question Column Notes

Main ideas Abbreviate No paragraph writing!

Summary

When are our book days?

Every Tuesday and Thursday Tuesday = literature circles

Roles rotated weekly Thursday = literature instruction Follow group calendar

What are the Lit Circle jobs?

Discussion Director Literary Luminary Connector Word Wizard Illustrator

What is the discussion director?

Get your group talking Develop 5 “hot” questions

for discussion Costa levels 2 & 3 Big Ideas Not a quiz Focus your responses on

your thoughts, feelings, reactions as you read

Write out questions and reflections

Discussion Director Examples

What do you think this text/passage was about?

How might other people (of different backgrounds) think about this text/passage?

What one question would you ask the writer if you got the chance? Why?

What are the most important ideas/moments in this text/section?

What do you think will happen next---and why?

What was the most important change in this section? How and why did it happen?

What is the Literary Luminary?

Locate 5 special sections/passages of the text.

Help group remember interesting, puzzling, powerful, important sections.

Decide sections and how they are to be shared

Prepare a list with the quote, page, and rationale

Literary Luminary Helpful Hints

What is happening in this passage?

Why did you choose this passage?

What does this passage mean, or what is it discussing?

How should you present this passage?

Who is speaking or what is happening in this passage?

What is the most unique aspect of this passage---and why is it unique?

What did this quotation/passage make you think about when you read it?

What makes this passage so confusing, important, or interesting?

What is the Connector?

Find 5 connections between the book and world outside.

Write your 5 with explanations

Connect to: Personal life School community History Other media: Books,

movies, articles, etc.

Connector Ideas

What connections can you make between the text and your life?

What other places or people could you compare this story to?

What other books or stories might you compare to this one?

What other characters or authors might you compare to this one?

What current trends or events are related to this section of the book?

What is the most interesting or important connection that comes to mind?

What is the connection that no one else but you can discover?

How does this section relate to those that came before it?

Who is the Word Wizard?

5 new vocab words Copy sentence &

page number Write definition Plan a way to teach

words to group Map, game, chart,

context clues, etc.

Word Wizard Clues

Which words are used frequently?

Which words are used in unusual ways?

What words seem to have special meaning to the characters or author?

What new words do you find in this section?

What part of speech is this word?

What is the connotative meaning of this word?

What is the denotative meaning of this word?

Who is the Illustrator?

Create a picture and reflection related to the reading One pager

Theme of passage 4 Panel Story Board

Important scene 3 Panel Cartoon

Show significant event/ setting/character/conflict

Group shares reactions You share

Illustrator Tips

Ask members of your group, “What do you think this picture means?”

Why did you choose this scene to illustrate?

How does this drawing relate to the story?

Why did you choose to draw it the way you did?

What do we see---i.e., who and/or what is in this picture?

What, if anything, did drawing it help you see that you had not noticed before?

What did this quotation/passage make you think about when you read it?

What are you trying to accomplish through this drawing?

Reflection

Reflection What are your

experiences with literature circles?

What are your goals? What challenges

and/or questions remain?

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