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Circling the moon: Literature Circle discussion
my Notes
Creating a Synthesis Poster
2. Work collaboratively with your Literature Circle group to synthesize the analysis from your meeting(s) into a creative poster. You should include elements of each Literature Circle role as follows:
• Interesting and thought-provoking questions from the Discussion Leader
• Insightful connections or predictions made by the Bridge Builder
• Images and/or graphic organizers created by the Artist
• Key quotes identified and interpreted by the Diction Detective
• Summary statements written by the Reporter
• A title for your poster based on a theme of the novel Walk Two Moons
3. After observing other posters, record an important idea that stands out to you from Walk Two Moons for each literary element.
An important idea about acharacter(s)is...
An important idea about aconflictis...
An important idea about the plot or subplot is . . .
An important idea about thesettingis...
An important idea about a theme is...
Other thoughts I have . . .
Expository Writing Prompt: Think about your collaborative group experiences during this unit and your personal response to the experience. Write a paragraph explaining how communication and collaboration with your Literature Circle group helped you understand, appreciate, and analyze the novel. Be sure to
• Use a topic sentence.
• Elaborate with supporting detail and commentary.
• Use transitions.
• Use a variety of sentence structures.
• Use correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Independent Reading Checkpoint
Look back at your independent reading notes and write a summary of what you learned about changes.
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