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(Artifact: link to real world, website, book, picture, etc.) || *Being able to critically evaluate and discuss a book within a group develops social skills. (Factual information/Vocab Includes sample feedback loop) || *Does anyone know what a literature circle is?
 * **Lesson Title:** || **Lights, Camera, Discuss! Movie Lesson Plan (60 Minutes/1Hour)** ||
 * Subject Area: || ELA ||
 * Grade Level: || 3rd ||
 * Unit Title: || Constructing Meaning and Comprehension ||
 * GLCEs/ HSCE: || //**__ S.DS.03.01: __**// Engage in interactive, extended discourse to socially construct meaning in book clubs, literature circles, partnerships, or other conversation protocols. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * METS-S/NETS-T || __ //**NETS-T 1C**//: __ Promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes. ||
 * Essential Questions: || *__Essential Questions for Students__:
 * What is a literature circle?
 * What physical (graspable) thing do we need in a literature circle?
 * How many people can be in a literature circle?
 * What do people talk about in literature circles? ||
 * Objectives: || Students (in groups of 5) will assemble a Literature Circle each member will have to mention at least 3 points about the book and video record themselves discussing the trade book given by the teacher, exceeding no more than 10 minutes in length, with the use of a trade book and video camera. ||
 * Tools and Resources: || * Class YouTube channel; username: etabor456 password: teach78
 * Different trade books
 * Paper
 * Pencil
 * Video Camera
 * Computer (Upload videos)
 * [|Miss Tabor's Literature Circle Example](Teacher-modeled lit. circle video)
 * [[file:literature circle individual and group members rubric.docx]] Rubric ||
 * Rationale: || Literature Circles teach students to look at pieces of literature critically, host discussions about the book, and build communication and critical thinking skills. ||
 * || **Sequence of Activities:**  ||
 * Anticipatory Questions/Activity: || **//__Oral Anticipatory Set Questions__://**
 * What do you think literature is?
 * What do you think a literature circle is?
 * What supplies do you think you need to conduct a literature circle? ||
 * Body of Lesson Plan:
 * //Segment #1//**
 * Literature circles also provide students with different perspectives on the same text but with the different personalities/people in their lit. circle groups.
 * Text-to-Self connection: Students given a particular book may or may not see eye-to-eye with the characters.
 * Teacher-made movie.
 * Different trade books. ||
 * **//Segment #2//**
 * Student Answer:
 * A literature circle is where a group of people talk about the same book that they read, kind of like a book club!
 * What kinds of books do literature circles use?
 * Student Answers:
 * All kinds of genres!


 * __Vocabulary:__**

(Includes multiple intelligence strategy: Hands-on, small groups, reteaching strategy) || *The teacher will hold a discussion on what a literature circle is, with student participation. (Detailed directions on how to complete activity) || 1.) Start with the Oral Anticipatory Set Questions:
 * Literature Circle
 * Discussion
 * Genre
 * Literature ||
 * **//Segment #3//**
 * The teacher, after discussion, will show a movie clip of the teacher modeling how to conduct a literature circle on the book: __The Giver__ by Lois Lowry.
 * After students watch the tutorial lit. circle video the students will come together in groups, read a trade book provided by the teacher, and then discuss the book.
 * Students will then edit and post the video onto our class YouTube channel. ||
 * **//Segment #4//**

**__(The class discussion/lesson of literature circles will take 15 minutes)__**
 * The teacher will now ask the first anticipatory set question:
 * What do you think literature is?
 * Student Answers:
 * Stuff!
 * I don't know...
 * Something to do with English?
 * You guys are pretty close to guessing what literature is! Literature does in fact have something to do with English. Why or what do you think literature and English have to do with each other?
 * Student Answers:
 * I think it's because they both sound fancy!
 * It sounds really boring, just like English.
 * Maybe they are the same thing?
 * So someone said that they think English and literature are the same thing! You were super ooper duper close, good job. Well English is where we learn grammar, sentence structure, and writing. Whereas, literature is a book that we use in our English time.
 * With us knowing what literature is now, and we all know that a circle is a shape we can sit in right?
 * Acceptable Student Answer:
 * Yes!
 * Well what do you think a literature circle is now and what do we need in a literature circle since literature is a book?
 * Student Answers:
 * We sit in a circle with a book?
 * We put books in a circle on the floor!
 * Good guesses! With a literature circle it's like a book club, where we take a book and discuss the book with our friends or within a group of people or peers. The word discuss means what?
 * Student Answer:
 * Talking!
 * Do literature circles only talk about one kind of genre of books? Genre is the style of the book, such as fiction, nonfiction, fantasy, etc.?
 * Student Answers:
 * Yes!
 * No!
 * Well in a literature circle we don't have to only talk about one genre of a book, we can talk about multiple book genres!
 * So what's a genre once again, with an example?
 * Student Answer:
 * Different book styles! Such as fiction, horror, and tons of others!
 * Very good! So I have put you guys into groups of 5 and you and your group are going to do a literature circle with a piece of literature also known as a book that I will give you. You and your group will then video record it, and then we'll present our videos to the class! You're probably thinking: "Well Miss Tabor, we don't even know how to do a literature circle!" right?
 * Student Answer:
 * Yepppp.
 * Since we know that a literature circle is a group of people talking about one book we sort of know how to do a literature circle a little bit. Here's an example though of how to do a literature circle, which I have modeled for you in this video. Keep in mind you and your group mates will be having to do this so pay close attention!
 * Please play the teacher modeled YouTube video of Miss Tabor holding a literature circle with some group members, here's the link:
 * [|Miss Tabor's Literature Circle Example](Movie)
 * After the movie is done playing please pass out the written directions/rubric to the students and then go over orally with the students the directions of this literature circle assignment.
 * Directions/Rubric:
 * Miss Tabor's Literature Circle Rubric
 * So now that we've watched the movie example of how to do a literature circle, what do you think you guys need to do or notice?
 * Student Answers:
 * Talk about a book!
 * Have some people in a group!
 * Everyone talked about one book.
 * Everyone talked!
 * Great answers everyone! So I've already put you into groups, so when I call your name and a color that is what group you belong to, and there will be no switching of group members! Once we're in our groups I'll give you a book and a video camera, and then we'll go over the assignment.
 * Start sorting the groups.

**__(Literature Circle activity should take 30 minutes)__**
 * Once everyone is in their groups go over the directions please:
 * For this assignment you and your group will be doing a literature circle.
 * You will have to record a movie of yourselves doing a literature circle and then upload it onto the class YouTube channel.
 * In your video:
 * Must introduce the book title, author, and give a quick summary of what the book was about.
 * Everyone in your group must say AT LEAST 3 things about the book that you read, there will be no interrupting one another, be nice. Try to think creatively and try to think of other books that you have read that could be like this book, let's see those imaginations, express your opinions and thoughts!
 * Also, no telling other people that they're wrong, there is no wrong answer in a literature circle.
 * Your movie must be AT LEAST 10 minutes in length, so make sure to use your time wisely.
 * Also, with this assignment I want everyone to write down what you are going to say and any notes that you take from reading the book, since I will be collecting the notes as well.
 * IMPORTANT: Ask students if they remember how to use the video camera!
 * Does everyone remember how to use the video camera?
 * Student Answer:
 * Yes!
 * If students say yes, please have one student come up to the front of the class and just show us to make sure!
 * Also tell the students to treat these cameras like gold. We do not bang or drop these cameras, if they are unsure how to work the video camera ask for help!
 * Okay so I'm going to give you some time to work on this and then we're going to upload them on our class YouTube channel, after finalizing on iMovie. So read through your books, write down notes, and then video record, then grab a computer and then open iMovie, and load your video onto it, if you're not sure ask for help.

Miss Tabor's Literature Circle Grading Rubric
 * While students are working take out 5 Mac computers and put them in various locations in the room, since these will be the literature circle groups uploading video stations (preferably place the computers on desks away from one another).
 * After 30 minutes is up, have the groups gather around one the computer stations that you should have set up, at the same time collect the note papers that they wrote for their literature circle discussions.
 * When students get at the various stations have them open up iMovie (don't worry they already know how to work the program) and then add a title slide, and finally upload it on the class YouTube channel, they already know the login for that as well.
 * Once every groups videos are uploaded that will be the end of the lesson, make sure to remind the students that they should have introduced the title of the book, the author, and given a summary of the book they have read, along with their discussion, since we will be watching the videos in class the next day. Their videos should have been at most 10 minutes, and that everyone said 3 things, other than that everything should be ready to go! ||

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