SocialJusticeUnit:LiteratureCircleMeetingInformation

Inthisunit,youhaveselfselectedoneworkofnonfictionthatfocusesononeofthefollowingsocialjusticeissues:hunger,
environmentalism,orthejudicialsystem.Youandthemembersofyoursmallgrouphavecreatedanightlyreadingassignmentagendathat
willhelpkeepyouontracktofinishthebookbytheendofthismonth.

Periodically,youwillmeetwithyoursmallgroupinLiteratureCircleMeetingstotouchbaseandrecapwhatyouhaveread
uptothatpoint.
.

ExpectationsforEffectiveLiteratureCircleMeetings
:
1. LiteratureCircleMeetingswilllastfor
30totalminutes
.Discussionleadersarechargedwithpreparingenoughquestionsand
followupquestionstofacilitatethisdiscussion.
2. Allgroupmembersareprepared,havingcompletedtheappropriatereadingaswellasindividualroles.
3. Allgroupmemberslistenpolitelyandchallengeeachothertothinkmorecritically.
4. Groupmembersusethetextasareference,insteadofspeculatingorstatingopinions.
5. Groupmembersworkcollaborativelytofilltheentirediscussiontimeandleavethemeetingwithadeeperunderstandingofthe
material.

FollowTheseStepstoGetSetUpWithYourGroup
:
1. First,nominateonegroupmembertocreateoneshared
GoogleDrivefolder
(createdbyonepersonandsharedwithallgroup
members
and
theteacher).
2. Withinthisfolder,createfoursmallerfolderstitled:Meeting#1,Meeting#2,Meeting#3,Meeting#4.
3. IneachMeetingfolder,youwillindividuallyuploaddocumentsthatsignifyyourcontributionsforeachoftheLiteratureCircleRoles
detailedonthenextpage.
a. EachdocumentshouldbetitledastheLiteratureCircleRoleandyourname,i.e.DiscussionLeaderMs.Hasebroock.
b. Alldocumentsmustbesubmittedtothesharedmeetingfolder
nolaterthantheendofthemeeting.

Oneothernote:theteacherwillmeetwitheachsmallgroupsatrandomfor15minutesof
one
LiteratureCircleMeeting.Thiswillbe
unannounced,sobeprepared!

LiteratureCircleRoles
Ateachscheduled30minuteLiteratureCirclemeeting,youwillassume
one
uniquerole,andserveineachcapacityatleastonce
throughouttheunit.Roleswithanasterisk*arerequiredateverysinglemeeting(ifyourgrouphas3members).
*DiscussionLeader
Createsquestionstostimulateconversation
Questionsshouldcoverthe5Ws:Who,What,
Where,When,andWhy
Consideralsomakingconnectionstorealworld
events,happeningsinthenews,orotherliterature
UploadsquestionstosharedGoogleDriveMeetingfolderin
advanceofthescheduledmeeting
Facilitatestheentire30minuteconversation

*CompletionChecker
Ensuresthatallgroupmembershavecompletedthe
agreeduponreading
Helpsmonitordiscussiontoencourageequalparticipation
answersquestionsaswell
Takesnotesinthechecklistontheonebestthingthat
eachgroupmemberofferedduringthediscussion
CompletesChecklistandsubmitstoteacher
viaemail
(
abby.hasebroock@ignatius.org
)

*LiteraryLuminary
Inadvanceofthemeeting,selectsonepassagefromthe
readingandannotatestheauthorsargument,persuasive
appeals,imagery,andotherliteraryandpoeticdevices
Readsaloudpassagetosmallgroupandguidesgroup
membersannotationsofpassageintheirowntexts
SubmitsascreenshotorPDFtosharedGoogleDrive
Meetingfolder
Inaddition,contributestosmallgroupsdiscussionandtakes
noteswithintheshareddocumentofquestionsthatthe
Discussionleadercreated(sharesdutywithVocabulary
Enricheringroupsof3or4)

VocabularyEnricher
Identifiesaminimumof
5words
inthereadinguptothat
pointandcompleteschartidentifyingterms,pagenumber,
partofspeech,andadefinition
Submitscompletedchartoftermsanddefinitionsto
sharedGoogleDriveMeetingfolder
Hint:Forgroupsof3,thisrolecanbeabsorbedby
theLiteraryLuminary,whowillcompletebothtasks
Inaddition,contributestosmallgroupsdiscussionand
takesnoteswithintheshareddocumentofquestionsthat
theDiscussionleadercreated(sharesdutywithLiterary
Luminaryingroupsof3or4)

Forgroupsoffive,youmayalsoaddtheroleof
NoteTaker
TakesnoteswithinthesharedGoogleDocofdiscussionquestions,whichwillbeuploadedtosharedGoogleDriveMeetingFolder.

AftereachLiteratureCircleMeetingandbeforetheendoftheclassperiod,youwillsubmittheappropriateattachedpaperworkto
thesharedGoogleDrivefoldertoindicateyourparticipation.

LiteratureCircleMeetingRoles
Usethischarttoorganizewhichgroupmemberswilltakeonwhichroles.ListtheMeetingDatesinthelefthandcolumn.
MeetingDate

DiscussionLeader
(Name)

LiteraryLuminary
(Name)

Vocabulary
Enricher
(Name)

Completion
Checker
(Name)

NoteTaker
(Name)

Meeting#1:

Meeting#2:

Meeting#3:

Meeting#4:

DiscussionLeader

Name:___________________________________________

UsethisformtocreatequestionsandfollowupquestionsthatyouintendtoaskwhilefacilitatingtheLiteratureCircleMeeting.

QuestionStarters
Knowledge
Analysis
Whatis.?
Whatarethefeaturesof?
Wheredid?
Howis____relatedto____?
Howdid_______happen?
Whatisthethemeof?
Whydid?
Whatinferencecanyoumake
Howis?
regarding?
Howwouldyouexplain?
Howwouldyoucategorize?
Canyourecallorselect?
Canyoumakeadistinctionbetween?
Comprehension
Synthesis
Howwouldyouclassify?
Whatarethesimilaritiesbetween?
Canyoucompare/contrast?
Whatwouldbeanalternativeto?
Canyouinterpretinyourownwords
Whatcouldbedoneto
thisquote?
minimize/maximize?
Whatfactsorideasshow?
Canyoupredict?
Whatisthemainideaof?
Evaluation
Whatdoyouthinkabout?
Doyouagreewiththeactionof?
Application
Whatisyouropinionof?
Whatwouldyoudoif?
Howwouldyourate?
Howwouldyousolve___?
Whywasitbetterthat?
Whatapproachwouldyouuseto?
Basedonwhatyouknow,howwouldyou
Whatfactswouldyouselectto
explain?
show?

FollowUpQuestions
Doyouagreewith
what___said?
Howwouldyou
counterwhat____
stated?
Whatjudgementwould
youmakeabout?
Howwouldyou
prove/disprove?
Whydidthe
character/author
choose?
Whatwouldyouciteto
defendtheactions
of?
Whatinformationis
missingfrom?
Howwouldyou
evaluatethegoals
of?
Isitvalidtoassume
that?

*Inadvanceofthescheduledmeeting,
submitagoogledocofyourquestionstothesharedGoogleDriveMeetingfolder
.
Thisdocumentshouldbeeditablesoyoursmallgroupmemberscancontributetoit.
MakesureyournameasDiscussionLeaderisinthedocument.

LiteraryLuminary

DirectionsforthisRole
:
Youwillannotateinyourownbook(paper
copyoreBook)
one
particularpassage
thatisintriguingandcleverlycrafted.
Completeaclosereadingbyevaluating
theauthorsargument,organization,
syntax,anddiction.

Ineachofthenonfictiontextsinthisunit,
theauthorisproposinganargument.
Argumentsareonlyeffectiveifthe
audienceispersuaded.Youare
annotatingnotjust
what
issaid,but
how
it
issaidand
why
itiseffective.Annotatethe
followingthings:
Theauthorsclaimorposition
Appealstologos,ethos,orpathos
LiteraryandPoeticDevices
Summaryofinformation
Personalreactions

HowtoSubmit:
Takeascreenshotanduploadthisimage
totheappropriatesharedGoogleDrive
Meetingfolder.

Hereisasampleofawellannotated
passage,foryourreference

Name:_______________________________________________________

VocabularyEnricher

Name:__________________________________________

Usethissheettoidentify
five
vocabularytermsorconceptsfromyourrecentreading,thepagenumberseachappearon,thepartof
speech,andadictionarydefinition.AddthisdocumenttothesharedGoogleDriveMeetingfolder.

LiteratureCircleMeetingNumberandDate:________________________________________
VocabularyTerm

PageNumber PartofSpeech

Sample
:

Definition

noun

thedescriptiongiventoanattorneywhoisnottheprincipal
lawyerinchargeofacasebutwhomerelycontributeshis
adviceonthewayitshouldbehandled.

counsel

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

CompletionChecker

CheckersName:__________________________________________________

Usethischarttorecordgroupmemberscontributionsandensurethatallareparticipating.
Emailthiscompletedchecklisttome:
abby.hasebroock@ignatius.org
.Itis
not
necessarytosubmitthistothesharedGoogleDrivefolder.

LiteratureCircleMeetingNumberandDate:______________________________________________
GroupMember
LiteratureCircle
RoleCompleted
FirstandLastName MeetingRole

BestCommentDuringDiscussion

Completed
Reading/Explanation

Yes/No

Yes/No

Yes/No

Yes/No

Yes/No

Yes/No

Yes/No

Yes/No

IdeasforPersonalProjects
Afterreadingyourtext,youwillcompleteasocialjusticeprojectfocusedonyourtopic.Asyouread,usethispagetojotdown
ideasofinterest,organizationstoresearchorcontact,orpotentialideasforprojectsthatyouwanttoimplementandcomplete.
(Note:thesesocialjusticeprojectarenotservicehours,butratherindividualinitiativestoincreaseawarenessandpositively
impacttheschoolorlocalcommunity.)