Sixth graders started writing book reviews this week. During the review writing process, our focus will be on crafting attention grabbing introductions, providing an interesting portrait of the novel’s story, developing opinions, and giving explanations that show strong analysis and conclusions. Additionally, students will do research about the author or other interesting details to provide insight beyond the story. Lastly, students will include their own recommendation for the novel.
Students will draft their writing during class time this week and submit their first draft for teacher feedback through Schoology next week. A plan for improvement for the final draft stage will be discussed during workshop conferencing. Students will have opportunities during class to share their reviews with classmates inside and outside their book club groups.
They will also start working on their group project this week. Students will write a script and hold a talk show based on the novel they read for the book club as their final assessment. The topic of the talk show will stem from the important issues that are addressed in the novel. They are expected to have a talk show that causes the audience to think about those issues. Students will do this by incorporating quotes from characters in the novel.
Sixth graders will also be making inferences about the characters’ feelings that were stated or implied in the story. Additionally, they will predict what might have happened to the characters beyond the ending that was provided in the novel. One student will take on the role as the host or hostess of the show. The other group members will be different characters from the novel. Groups will plan, write, and rehearse the script prior to the presentation day.
Upcoming Due Dates:
Book Review First Draft Due: Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Book Review Final Draft Due: Monday, December 14, 2015
Book Club Talk Show Presentation: Tuesday, December 15, 2015
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