We officially dove into Hidden Figures today. There are still several students without books, so they need to get them purchased as soon as possible. I have five extra copies, but they have to stay in my classroom, so that makes completing homework difficult for those students without books.
Today we read chapter 1 in class and assigned Literature Circle roles. Each student has his/her own job (should be written on the notecard they were given in class today) to come to class prepared for group discussions. We also discussed annotating/note taking while reading. I gave students a key to write in the front of their books (or on paper if they are using library books), and I expect to see annotations for every chapter. This will be a daily grade as well as the grade they will get for participating well in their group discussions. Each student can earn 2 points a day just through having their annotations and participating in group discussions.
Homework: Read Chapter 1 and 2 in Hidden Figures and complete annotations; complete literature circle role. Students were given a good chunk of class time to do this--most should only have their literature circle role to complete.
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