Discussion Leader
Name:
__________________________________ Date: __________________________
Reading Assignment: Chapter _______, (pages
_______through _______)
Your job is to develop a list
of questions that your group will discuss about this part of the book. Don’t
worry about the small details. Your task is to help your group talk about the
big ideas in the reading and share their reactions. Usually the best discussion
questions come from your own thoughts, feelings, and concerns as you read, but
you should also remember to be specific to this section of the text. It is also
your responsibility to lead your group’s discussion for the day.
Discussion
Questions:
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Sample Questions (general):
What
was going through your mind as you read this?
What questions did you have when you finished this section? What are some of the most important ideas of
this section?
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Sample Questions (specific):
What
does the conch represent? Why didn’t
Jack kill the pig?
Literary Analyst
Name:
__________________________________ Date: __________________________
Assignment: Chapter _______, pages
_______through _______
Your task is to locate a few
key passages in the text that your group should focus on, read aloud, and
discuss. You should help your group remember interesting, powerful, puzzling,
or important sections of the text. You decide which passages or paragraphs are
worth analyzing and note why and how they should be shared. It would be a good
idea to introduce your own ideas about the passage, as well as ask for your
group members ideas.
Passage
and page:
Reason
for selecting this passage:
Passage
and page:
Reason
for selecting this passage:
Passage
and page:
Reason
for selecting this passage:
Summarizer
Name:
__________________________________ Date: __________________________
Assignment: Chapter _______, pages
_______through _______
Your task is to provide a brief
summary of the reading for your group. Make sure to identify in your summary
key turning points, major events, characterizations, and other significant
portions of the reading. Your summary should be at least one paragraph long.
Summary:
Major
events, turning points, characterizations, etc:
Vocabulary Enricher
Name:
__________________________________ Date: __________________________
Assignment: Chapter _______, pages
_______through _______
Your task is to identify
unfamiliar vocabulary words, define them, and introduce and explain them to
your group. You must identify at least ten words per chapter, and this may
include familiar words used in a unique, unusual, or particularly powerful way.
Word
and page # Definition
and Explanation
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Pattern and Theme Investigator
Name:
__________________________________ Date: __________________________
Assignment: Chapter _______, pages
_______through _______
Your task is to
trace how a theme or themes is/are developed in this section of the
reading. Make sure to identify symbols
and what key turning points, major
events, characterizations, and other significant portions of the reading
develop the theme(s). Note how patterns are developed, grow, or fall apart.
Theme:
Development (with page numbers):
Theme:
Development (with page numbers):
Theme:
Development (with page numbers):