Tuesday May 24th 2022

Task 1: Go over Introduction Book Talk

Task 2: Book Choice

 

Task 3: Background Information Assignment

Task 4: Students work on the Background Information Assignment

Wednesday May 25th 2022

Task 1: Finish Background Information Assignment

Task 2: Go over Questioning PowerPoint

Thursday May 26th 2022

Task 1: Go over Questioning Activity Assignment

Task 2: Go over Literary Lenses PowerPoint and Group Expectations

• Discussion #1- Your goal is to fully discuss the Social Class lens and how it connects to your novel from the next few chapters of either book.
• Sample Questions
• Who has all the power in your book and why?
• Which character(s) are under the illusion that they have power, but they have none?
• What information about the author is an important detail to know while reading this novel?
• Your group leader will create three more discussion questions for your discussion.

Character Chart for Social Class Lens

Task 2: Students read their novel

Monday May 30th 2022

Task 2: Students participate in Discussion #1

Task 3: Discuss Literary Lenses (Psychological Lens)

Tuesday May 31st 2022

Task 1: Go over the Id, Ego, and Superego worksheet

 

Task 2: Go over Psychological Lens Pecha Kucha Presentation

Option A: (Is This Your Day To Join the Revolution by Genevieve Valentine)

Option B: (Evil Robot Monkey by Mary Robinette Kowal)

Option C: A Vendetta

 

Wednesday June 1st 2022

Task 1: Students work on their Psychological Lens Presentation

Thursday June 2nd 2022

Task 1: Students present their Psychological Lens PowerPoints in small groups

Task 2: Go over 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.
• Sample Questions
• What psychological conflicts drive the characters or the plot?
• What significant events are going to have an impact on the character’s psyche in the story?
• What event reveals the most about the protagonist’s Id, Ego and Superego?
• Your group leader will need to come up with 2 or 3 more discussion questions.

Task 3: Students get ready for Discussion #2

 

Friday June 3rd 2022

Task 1: Students prepare for Discussion #2

 

 

Task 2: Go over Novel Synthesis Essay.

 

OR

TED Talks Assignment

 

Tuesday May 7th 2022 and Wednesday May 8th 2022

Task 1: Go over Discussion #3 Archetype Lens

• Archetype Lens
• Sample Questions
• What archetype represents certain events in the novel? Why?
• How has the protagonist’s archetype changed in your novel?
• Outside of characters, what archetypes have shaped the character’s identity?
• Your group leader has to come up with 3 more questions for the discussion.

 

Task: Archetype Worksheet

Task 2: Archetypes Activity

Option A

 

Option B

Task 3: Archetype Assignment

Thursday June 9th 2022 and Friday June 10th 2022

Task 1:  Students get ready for the Discussion #3 (Archetype Lens)

Task 1: Go over Discussion #3 Archetype Lens

• Archetype Lens
• Sample Questions
• What archetype represents certain events in the novel? Why?
• How has the protagonist’s archetype changed in your novel?
• Outside of characters, what archetypes have shaped the character’s identity?
• Your group leader has to come up with 3 more questions for the discussion.

Monday June 13th 2022 to June 17th 2022

Task 1: Students participate in Discussion #3

Task 2: Go over Discussion #4 New Criticism Lens

• Discussion #4- Your goal is to fully discuss the criticism lens so far in the novel from the first few chapters.
• Sample Questions
• What literary devices (Irony, symbol etc…) were most helpful in better understanding the novel?
• Which literary devices did the author rely on the most in the novel? Do you believe it enhanced the story or not?
• Which literary devices could we do without in this novel?
• Your discussion leader needs to come up with three more discussion questions.

Task 3: Students work on one of the following:

1. Novel Synthesis Essay

2. Ted Talks

 

 

Monday April 12th 2021

Task 1: Students prepare for the debate

Task 2: Students participate in the debate

 

Wednesday June 14th 2022 to Friday June16th 2022

Task 1: Students prepare for Discussion #4 (New Criticism)

Task 2: Students work on their Synthesis Essay or TedTalk

 

Monday June 20th 2022

Task 1: Students participate in Discussion #4

 

Tuesday June 21st 2022

Task 2: Go over Discussion Questions #5 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
• Do you believe that other students should read this novel? Why or why not?
• What lessons can we learn from the novel?
• What was enjoyable about the novel? What was not enjoyable about the novel?
• Your group leader will need to come up with 3 more questions for the discussion.

Task 3: Final Block to work on TED Talk or Novel Essay

 

Wednesday June 22nd 2022

Task 1: Students present their Ted Talks.

Show the video. If a student is presenting in person, then get one individual to film their presentation and hand it in on TEAMS.

Task 2: Students prepare for discussion #5 (Reader Response Lens)