Independent Stu=
dy
Guidelines
·
You may read at=
your
own pace and ignore the weekly stopping points.
·
In your journal=
, you
must create 2 discussion questions for each chapter. You should also choose a story ele=
ments
card to respond to each day in a complete paragraph format.
·
You will contin=
ue to
lead discussions for your group.
This is when you’ll share your discussion questions based on t=
he
chapter in the text that your group members are reading.<=
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·
In leading
discussions, please be careful not to divulge important information that yo=
ur
peers have not yet encountered.
·
You will contin=
ue to
work on the sections in the shoebox project at your own pace. This will require your ability to
research your novel for certain literary elements. I will be giving you the notes for=
each
section later this week.
·
Once you have
completed your novel, you will select another historical fiction book to
continue with during class.
·
You will take p=
art in
writing the problem-solution essay that all students will do upon completio=
n of
the books at the end of the nine-week period.
·
Mrs. Harper wil=
l be
offering independent project choices related to community issues within the
historical context of your novel for you to complete following the completi=
on
of your second novel.
·
Your reading of=
these
books needs to take place during class! J<=
o:p>