S.S.R.++Projects

="A New Perspective" = ===This is what I hope you get from reading these books I have set aside for you to read. Beyond Liberty, beyond Bethlehem, Pa, and beyond even our beautiful country, remain many different shoes we should dare to fit. We need to open our minds to the social issues that revolve around or involve us everyday and make ourselves better people by first acknowledging, accepting and then respecting and helping those who are misunderstood simply struggling to survive or achieve a safe and peaceful life. ===

FINAL SSR PROJECTS ARE TO BE GIVEN OR PRESENTED BY APRIL 13th! = =

Here is a place in which you may coordinate your group reading projects and also discuss topics or questions you may have with the book your group is reading.
=**TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS ONLINE ABILITY TO DISCUSS AND SHARE AND PLAN!!**=


 * =====**Every Monday- You will hold a lit. circle session, in which you must come prepared with one of your roles fulfilled on the "discussion guide." Be ready to discuss your responses: At one point, you will have to record one of your discussions for a grade. You may choose which one you would like to have recorder.**=====
 * **Be sure to also have your page numbers written down on the Discussion Guide: This Guide will be collected at the close of your book for a grade.**
 * **Here is an extra copy of the discussion guide:[[file:lit circle chart.pdf]]**
 * **Here is a copy of the script for the podcast:** [[file:PODCAST OUTLINE.pdf]]
 * **Here is the rubric :** [[file:PODCASTDISCUSSIONFLOWCHART.pdf]]

= **Check out the following SAMPLE PODCASTS.** =

//What is the What,// by Dave Eggers: Podcast by Nick and Tiffy

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//Lovely Bones,// Alice Seabold - Podcast by Briana, Kassie, Kyra and Sylvia media type="file" key="The Lovelys!.mp3" width="300" height="50"

//The Kite Runner,// by Khaled Hosseini: Podcast by Stephany, and Taneka media type="file" key="THe Kite Runner 2010.m4a" width="280" height="59"

//Angela's Ashes//, by Frank McCourt Podcast by: Elissa, Joelle, Dylan, Chris and Jackie

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 * Every Friday-** You will have time to read your book in class.20-30 minutes. BE HERE!!

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D**ue Dates: for the final project TBD (to be determined) are March 29, 30 and 31st. NO EXCUSES! You may present your early if your group is prepared and agrees.**
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You will soon sign up for a date on which your group will present: It will then be posted below according to to those dates:
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Summary of Lovely Bones What is the What Synopsis and Review Angela's Ashes Plot Overview Brave New World Plot Overview //**The Kite Runner**// by Khaled Hosseini The Kite Runner Synopsis //**The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime**-// Mark Haddon The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime Review and Synopsis
 * //Lovely Bones//** Alice Sebold
 * //What is the What?//** David Eggers
 * //Angela’s Ashes//** Frank McCourt
 * B**//**rave New World**// by Aldous Huxley

=**The objective/ purpose of such a project:**= - Working with groups to coordinate, plan, practice, and present... - Learning of personal and national issues that exist beyond our own lives - contemporary and real-world concerns through reading. - -

-Set and meet deadlines for reading, each Monday you meet in class. -Rotate roles according to your lit. circle role sheet and complete all sections on your sheet. Complete the reading of your chosen novel by.. AFTER READING THE NOVEL:** Hand in your lit. circle role sheet, completed.. Present either a (Live or a filmed and edited version) of a Movie premier commercial for the book, A talk show interviewing characters from the novel, ... or.....
 * YOU and YOUR GROUP MUST:**

** You may choose one of the following books. There are only 5 available for each book listed below: **
=**The Rubrics for... __ Movie Premier Talk Show**=
 * English 12 Novel Choices:** The following is a spreadsheet with student book choices.