Good afternoon.  This nine weeks, our students will be participating in Literature Circles as our novel focus.  We will begin exploring the roles and requirements for this assignment on February 1, and students will being reading their books on February 4^th. The final assessment will be on March 7.  There will be multiple is daily assessments as well as a major grade associated with this novel.  Each week, students will have a section of the novel they are responsible for reading and a role they will be required to complete in order to participate fully in the group discussions each Friday. 

We reviewed the books choices with our students in class.  Monday, students will be using their top three choices to help select their novel groups. 

We will have a group set of each novel available for class use, but students will likely not be able to take these borrowed books home.  We are strongly encouraging students to purchase their own copy of the book in order to write notes and highlight directly on the pages.  This will allow them the opportunity to actively read.  If they decide not to have a copy of the book, they will need to have post-it notes or a notebook in order to allow them the ability to take notes and make observations as they read.  Our books choices are as follows:

Pre-AP:

1. Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
2. The Cage by Ruth Minsky Sender
3. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
4. The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
5. Librarian of Auschwitzby Antonio Iturbe

On Level:

1. Mr. Tucket by Gary Paulsen
2. The Breadwinnerby Deborah Ellis
3. The Boy Who Daredby Susan Campbell Bartoletti
4. Esperanza Risingby Pam Munoz Ryan
5. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

We are very excited about this assignment.  Students will need to have books in class by January 31, 2019.  Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.

Thank you so much for all your support and help making your child successful.