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April 8-May 24th
Dystopian Literature Circles
Book Choices:
-Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
-1984 by George Orwell
- Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
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Objectives:
Objectives:
- Selecting novels for literature circles
- Assigning roles for literature circle meetings
- Reading assigned chapters independently
- Analyzing characters and themes
- Discussion of character development
- Writing character analyses
- Analyzing author's style and tone
- Comparing themes across different texts
- Presenting findings to the class
- Peer feedback and revision
- Finalizing projects and reflections
- Culminating literature circle celebration
Standards:
- RL.9-10.1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly and to make inferences.
- RL.9-10.2: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text.
- RL.9-10.10: By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 9–10 text complexity band.
- RL.9-10.3: Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
- RL.9-10.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings.
- W.9-10.9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
- RL.9-10.6: Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.
- RL.9-10.9: Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in a specific work.
- SL.9-10.4: Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically.
- W.9-10.5: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
- RL.9-10.10: Read and comprehend literature independently and proficiently.
- SL.9-10.1: Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions.
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Assigned Book
Laptop
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