Week 1 - Literature Circles

Week of February 16 - 20

Students and staff enjoyed a long weekend, celebrating President's Day on Monday. Tuesday, classes resumed with students understanding the expectations of Literature Circles. The lesson centered around the idea of what Literature Circles "Looks Like/Sounds Like" to visitors coming into our room. Wednesday, Literature Circles met to discuss Week 1's reading assignment and comprehension strategies used. The Week 1 Meeting of Literature Circles concluded on Thursday for any group that had absent members on Wednesday or if time ran short due to longer group meetings. We also had a team-building activity designated to help each group learn more about each member of the Literature Circle. Students found out what was each person's "Favorite Fast Food/Name of Menu Item usually ordered" and "Favorite T.V. Show/Why?" Again, we ended the week in the Library where Ms. Young focused on text features of non-fiction materials. She also served quite a treat of southern cuisine, Garlic Cheese Grits. The text feature focus was photos while the non-fiction material was cook books. We appreciate all the hard work Ms. Young put into this demonstration. Students had 10 minutes at the end of class for return/renew and/or check-out books.

Posted By: Mrs. W.