Seventh graders started writing book reviews this week. During the review writing process, our focus will be on crafting attention grabbing introductions, providing an interesting portrait of the novel’s story, developing opinions, and giving explanations that show strong analysis and conclusions. Additionally, students will do research about the author or other interesting details to provide insight beyond the story. Lastly, students will include their own recommendation for the novel.
Students will draft their writing during class time this week and submit their first draft for teacher feedback through Schoology next week. A plan for improvement for the final draft stage will be discussed during workshop conferencing. Students will have opportunities during class to share their reviews with classmates inside and outside their book club groups.
They will also begin working on their group project this week. Students will create a tour and will serve as a tour guide for the settings of their book club novel. Their tour will include the following:
- A minimum of five different tour stops that are points of interest from the novel.
- Description of an important event from the novel that occurred at each of the tour stops.
- Artwork, music, props, and/or costumes to help recreate the scene.
- Group members playing the main characters from the novel.
- Interaction between the guide and the characters as the tour takes place.
Groups will plan, write, and rehearse the script prior to the presentation day.
Upcoming Due Dates:
Book Review First Draft Due: Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Book Review Final Draft Due: Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Book Club Tour Presentation: Wednesday, December 16, 2015
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