Contents
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- 4 Tuesday February 27th, 2024
- 5 Task 1: Introduce the Conflict Literature Kit
- 6 Task 2: Students make their Book Selection
- 7 Task 3: Introduce Background Information Assignment
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- 9 Task 1: Students work on Background Information Assignment
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- 12 Wednesday February 28th 2024
- 13 Task 1: Students continue to work on their Background Information Assignment
- 14 Task 2: Post the Infographic on your blog and place the link on TEAMS
- 15 Task 3: Discuss Effective Questioning PowerPoint
- 16 Task 4: Do a closed reading of a children’s book. Students complete the Effective Questioning Worksheet.
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- 18 Thursday March 29th 2024
- 19 Task 1: Students participate in a 15 minute discussion based on their 2 best questions. Students will be in groups of 3.
- 20 Task 2: Go over Expectations for discussion
- 21 What is Conflict?
- 22 Task 3: Non-Fiction Worksheet
- 23 Task 5: Students work on 7 Types of Conflict Assignment
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- 25 Friday March 1st, 2024 to Tuesday March 5th, 2024.
- 26 Task 1: Go over Literary Lens PowerPoint
- 27 Task 2: Go over the Literary Lenses for Reader Response and Historical Lens
- 28 Task 3: Students will participate in discussion #1
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- 32 Wednesday March 6th, 2024
- 33 Task 1: Students participate in Discussion #1: Historical Lens/Reader Response
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- 35 Thursday March 7th 2024
- 36 Task 1: Lesson on Discussion #2: Psychological Lens
- 37 Task 2: Go over Psychological Lens Ignite Presentation
- 38 Friday March 8th, 2024
- 39 Task 1: Students work on the Psychological Lens Ignite Presentation
- 40 Task 2: Students present to the group they were assigned to today. All students must upload their presentation to TEAMS after the presentation.
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- 42 Monday March 11th, 2024 and Tuesday March 12th, 2024
- 43 Task 1: Students prepare for Discussion #2 (Psychological Lens)
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- 45 Wednesday March 13th, 2024
- 46 Task 1: Students participate in Discussion #2 (Psychological Lens)
- 47 Task 2: Talk about the Feminist Lens
- 48 Task 3: Explain the Feminist Lens: Feminist Lens Ad Activity
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- 50 Thursday March 14th, 2024
- 51 Task 1: Go over the two clips on Feminism.
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- 53 Task 2: Go over Feminist Lens Ad Assignment
- 54 Task 3: How are women and men portrayed in the following cartoon?
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- 58 Friday March 15th, 2024
- 59 Task 1: Students will start the Feminist Lens Free Write Assignment
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- 63 Tuesday April 2nd, 2024
- 64 Task 1: Finish the Feminist Lens Write
- 65 Task 2: Students prepare for Discussion #3 Feminist Lens
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- 67 Wednesday April 3rd, 2024
- 68 Task 1: Students participate in discussion #3
- 69 Task 1: Go Over Discussion #4 Archetype Lens with the students
- 70 Task 2: Additional Archetypal Meanings to Consider
- 71 Task: Ecocentrism
- 72 Video
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- 74 Thursday April 4th 2024
- 75 Task 1: Ecocentrism Worksheet
- 76 Task 2: Ecocentrism Write
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- 78 Friday April 5th, 2024
- 79 Task 1 Students work on Ecocentrism Lens Write
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- 81 Monday April 8th, 2024 and Tuesday April 9th, 2024
- 82 Task 1: Complete Mid-Point Assessment Form
- 83 Task 2: Prepare for Discussion #4
- 84 Go Over Discussion #4 Archetype and Ecocentrism Lens with the students
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- 87 Wednesday April 10th, 2024
- 88 Task 1: Students participate in Discussion #4
- 89 Thursday April 11th, 2024
- 90 Task: Introduce the Literature Circle Research Synthesis Essay
- 91 Task: Database Lesson
- 92 Friday April 12th, 2024
- 93 Task 1: Discussion #5: New Criticism and Reader Response
- 94 Task 2: Introduce the Literature Circle Research Synthesis Essay
- 95 Task: Database Lesson
- 96 Monday and Tuesday April 15th and 16th 2024
- 97 Task 1: Continue to research for your essay
- 98 Task 2: Start writing the draft for your essay
- 99 Wednesday April 17th 2024
- 100 Task 1: Students participate in Discussion #5
- 101 Task 2: Students continue to work on the essay
- 102 Tuesday April 23rd 2024
- 103 Task: Community Inquiry (Conflict)
- 104 Brainstorm Idea to Question Worksheet
- 105 Brainstorming Ideas Worksheet
Tuesday February 27th, 2024
Task 1: Introduce the Conflict Literature Kit
Task 2: Students make their Book Selection
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Task 3: Introduce Background Information Assignment
Task 1: Students work on Background Information Assignment
Wednesday February 28th 2024
Task 1: Students continue to work on their Background Information Assignment
Task 2: Post the Infographic on your blog and place the link on TEAMS
Task 3: Discuss Effective Questioning PowerPoint
Task 4: Do a closed reading of a children’s book. Students complete the Effective Questioning Worksheet.
Thursday March 29th 2024
Task 1: Students participate in a 15 minute discussion based on their 2 best questions. Students will be in groups of 3.
Task 2: Go over Expectations for discussion
What is Conflict?
Task 3: Non-Fiction Worksheet
Half the class will read War Robbed Him of His Family article and half the class will reading the The End of the War As We Know article. Once you have read their articles, students will be sit with someone who has the other article. They will summarize the article and then work together to find the similarities and the differences between the two articles.
Article A: War Robbed
Article B: The End of War
Task 5: Students work on 7 Types of Conflict Assignment
Friday March 1st, 2024 to Tuesday March 5th, 2024.
Task 1: Go over Literary Lens PowerPoint
Task 2: Go over the Literary Lenses for Reader Response and Historical Lens
- Discussion #1- Your goal is to fully discuss the role that family has in shaping a person’s identity so far in the novel from the first few chapters.
- SAMPLE QUESTIONS
- What time period was the work written, and what time period is the literary work taking place in? Is there a connection?
- What do you like about your novel so far?
- What is the background of the author? How does this affect their worldview?
- Your group leader will need to come up with 2 or 3 questions for you first discussion.
In preparation of the first discussion please work on the following assignment:
Task 3: Students will participate in discussion #1
Wednesday March 6th, 2024
Task 1: Students participate in Discussion #1: Historical Lens/Reader Response
Thursday March 7th 2024
Task 1: Lesson on Discussion #2: Psychological Lens
Task 2: Go over Psychological Lens Ignite Presentation
Option A: Popular Mechanics by Raymond Carver
Friday March 8th, 2024
Task 1: Students work on the Psychological Lens Ignite Presentation
Task 2: Students present to the group they were assigned to today. All students must upload their presentation to TEAMS after the presentation.
- What did you like about the presentation?
- What did you learn about the Id, Ego, and SuperEgo?
Monday March 11th, 2024 and Tuesday March 12th, 2024
Task 1: Students prepare for Discussion #2 (Psychological Lens)
- Discussion #2- Your goal is to fully discuss the big events from your novel from the psychological lens. Think about the plot, character, symbols, irony, and other literary devices through this lens.
- What psychological conflicts drive the characters or the plot?
- What significant events are going to have an impact on the character’s personality in the story?
- Which characters exemplified one of the Id, Ego and SuperEgo at this point in the novel?
- Your group leader needs to come up with 3 more questions for the discussion.
Wednesday March 13th, 2024
Task 1: Students participate in Discussion #2 (Psychological Lens)
Task 2: Talk about the Feminist Lens
Task 3: Explain the Feminist Lens: Feminist Lens Ad Activity
Thursday March 14th, 2024
Task 1: Go over the two clips on Feminism.
Task 2: Go over Feminist Lens Ad Assignment
Task 3: How are women and men portrayed in the following cartoon?
Friday March 15th, 2024
Task 1: Students will start the Feminist Lens Free Write Assignment
Tuesday April 2nd, 2024
Task 1: Finish the Feminist Lens Write
Task 2: Students prepare for Discussion #3 Feminist Lens
- Discussion #3- Your goal is to fully discuss the criticism lens so far in the novel from the first few chapters.
- Sample Questions
- How are women viewed in this society in the novel?
- Do you believe that the female characters in your novel are good or strong role models for other females?
- What gender stereotypes are evident in the novel?
- Your group leader should come up with 2 to 3 more questions for your discussion.
Wednesday April 3rd, 2024
Task 1: Students participate in discussion #3
Task 1: Go Over Discussion #4 Archetype Lens with the students
- Discussion #4- Your goal is to fully discuss the role that archetypes have in shaping events, characters and other literary elements in the novel from the next few chapters.
- Sample Questions
- What archetype represents certain events in the novel?
- How has the protagonist’s archetype changed in your novel?
- Why do you think archetypes has such an important role in shaping one’s identity?
- Your group leader should come up with 2 to 3 more questions for your discussion.
Task 2: Additional Archetypal Meanings to Consider
Task: Ecocentrism
Video
Thursday April 4th 2024
Task 1: Ecocentrism Worksheet
Task 2: Ecocentrism Write
Friday April 5th, 2024
Task 1 Students work on Ecocentrism Lens Write
Monday April 8th, 2024 and Tuesday April 9th, 2024
Task 1: Complete Mid-Point Assessment Form
Task 2: Prepare for Discussion #4
Go Over Discussion #4 Archetype and Ecocentrism Lens with the students
- Discussion #4- Your goal is to fully discuss the role that archetypes has in shaping events, characters and other literary elements in the novel from the next few chapters.
- Sample Questions
- What is the relationship between your protagonist and nature (land)?
- How has the protagonist’s archetype changed in your novel?
- Who is more dominant in your novel, man or nature?
- Your group leader should come up with 2 to 3 more questions for your discussion.
Wednesday April 10th, 2024
Task 1: Students participate in Discussion #4
Thursday April 11th, 2024
Task: Introduce the Literature Circle Research Synthesis Essay
Task: Database Lesson
Students look for a non-fiction article on the Canada in Context. The non-fiction article is part of their essay.
Friday April 12th, 2024
Task 1: Discussion #5: New Criticism and Reader Response
- Discussion #5- Your goal is to fully discuss the Themes and connections to everyday life in the novel from the next few chapters of either book.
- Sample Questions
- What literary devices are essential in this novel?
- What lessons can we learn from the novel?
- Which literary device(s) did the author rely on the most in the novel? Do you believe it enhanced the story or not?
- Use the Bloom’s taxonomy sample question to generate 2-3 more questions for your discussion.
Task 2: Introduce the Literature Circle Research Synthesis Essay
Task: Database Lesson
Students look for a non-fiction article on the Canada in Context. The non-fiction article is part of their essay.
Monday and Tuesday April 15th and 16th 2024
Task 1: Continue to research for your essay
Task 2: Start writing the draft for your essay
Wednesday April 17th 2024
Task 1: Students participate in Discussion #5
Task 2: Students continue to work on the essay
Tuesday April 23rd 2024
Task: Community Inquiry (Conflict)
Brainstorm Idea to Question Worksheet
Brainstorming Ideas Worksheet