Tuesday October 8th, 2025

Task 1: Book Talk for the Literature Circles

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Task 3: Preview Assignment: Background Information Assignment.

 

 

Wednesday October 9th, 2025

Task 1: Students work on Background Information Assignment

Post the visual of your Background Information Visual on your blog. I will be checking during tomorrow’s class. 

Task 2: Discuss Effective Questioning PowerPoint

Task 3: Do a closed reading of a children’s book. Students generate questions that would be potential good discussion questions.

Task 4: Do a closed reading of a children’s book. Students complete the Effective Questioning Worksheet.

Friday October 10th, 2025

Task 1: Go over Literary Lens PowerPoint and expectations for the Literary Circles.

Task 7: Go over the Literary Lenses for Reader Response

• 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
• Which character do you like so far in your novel and why?
• What are two facts you need to know prior to reading this novel?
• What do you like about novel so far? What do you dislike?
• Your group leader will need to come up with 3 questions for you first discussion. Use the Bloom’s taxonomy sample question to generate questions for your discussion.

In preparation of the first discussion please work on the following assignment:

Task 3: Tutorial on using the Microphones

Task 5: Students prepare for Discussion #1

 

Tuesday October 14th, 2025

Task 1: Students prepare for Discussion #1

 

Wednesday October 15th, 2025

Task 1: Discussion #1 Historical Lens/Reader Response

Students will conduct their first discussion. Students will record that discussion and upload the discussion on TEAMS.

Task 2:  Discussion #2 Topic- Psychological Lens

 

Task 1: Go over the Id, Ego and SuperEgo

Example 1

Example #2

Thursday October 16th, and Friday October 17th 2025

Task 1: Go over Psychological Lens Character Profile Assignment

Option 1- The Hitchhiker by Roald Dahl

Option 2: Joe the Painter and the Deer Lake Massacre by Thomas King

Option 3: The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury

Option 4: The Telegram by Iain Crichton Smith

Task 2: Students work on their Psychological Lens Ignite Presentation

 

 

Monday October 20th, 2025

Task 1: Students prepare for the second discussion: 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 major event has impacted the protagonist and how did they respond in terms of Id, Ego and SuperEgo?
• In terms of your character’s actions do they naturally respond as one of the Id, Ego or SuperEgo?
• Pick one other character other that is in your story who overtly exemplified one of the Id, Ego or SuperEgo at this point in the novel?
• Come up with 2 or 3 more questions on your own for this discussion.

 

Tuesday October 21st, 2025

Task 1: Go over the Feminist Lens

Task 2: Show the following two clips to the class

Example #1

Example #2

Task 3: Feminist Stereotypes (Look for how are females and men are portrayed in this cartoon?)

 

Fill this in as you are watching the cartoon: Popeye the Sailor Man (1936).

Thursday October 23rd, 2025

Task 1: Students will start the Feminist Lens Write Assignment

Monday October 27th, 2025

Task 2: Students worked on the Feminist Lens Written Assignment

Task 3: Prepare for Discussion #3- Feminist Lens

• Discussion #3- Your goal is to fully discuss the Feminist Lens and how it connects to your novel from the next few chapters of either book.
• Sample Questions
• What would life be like if the protagonist was of the opposite gender?
• How are women viewed within this society?
• Do you believe that the female characters in your novel are good and strong role models for other females?
• Your group leader must come up with three more discussion questions that you would post in your Group Channel on TEAMS.

Task 2: Students work on the Mid-Point Self Reflection Form

Wednesday October 29th, 2025

Task 1: Students participate in Discussion #3

Task 2: Talk about Ecocentrism Lens and Archetype Lens

Archetype Lens

Example of other Archetypes

Task 1: Go over video

Ecocentrism Lens

Task 2: Read the two non-fiction articles:

Article 1

Article 2

Task 3: Ecocentrism and Archetype Lens Write

 

Monday November 3rd, 2025

Task 1: Students prepare for the fourth discussion: Archetypal Lens/Ecocentrism Lens

• 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
• Do you think that man and nature are equal in your novel? Why or why not?
• How has the protagonist’s archetype changed in your novel?
• Do you think that nature has been a key part of your novel so far? Why or why not?
• Use the Bloom’s taxonomy sample question to generate questions for your discussion.

Task 2: Students prepare for Discussion #4 or continue to work on Ecocentrism Write

Tuesday November 4th, 2025

Task 1: Start preparation for the Lit Circle Novel Research Paper

Wednesday November 5th, 2025

Task 1: Students participate in Discussion #4

Task 2: Start preparation for the Lit Circle Novel Research Paper

Friday November 7th, 2025

Task 1: Go over New Criticism and Reader Response Lens

• Discussion #5- Your goal is to fully discuss the criticism lens so far in the novel from the first few chapters.

• Sample Questions
• What literary devices were most helpful in better understanding your novel?
• What lessons can we learn from the novel?
• Do you think your novel is an allegory? Why or why not?
• Come up with two more questions on your own for this discussion.

New Criticism

 

Task 2: Students work on their Novel Synthesis Research Essay

Monday November 10th to Friday November 14th, 2025

Task 1: Students continue to work on their Synthesis Research Essay

Wednesday November 12th, 2025

Task 1: Students participate in Discussion #5

Task 2: Students continue to work on their Synthesis Research Essay

Thursday November 13th, 2025, to Monday November 17th, 2025

Task 1: Students are writing their Novel Synthesis Essay

Task 1: Community Connections Novel Project 

Brainstorming Sheet

Brainstorming sheet- Community

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Task 2: Draft Essay Peer Edit Review