Reader's Notebook Part 4

Read from page 337 to 390

Themes Paper

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dLAH_jcYgNe_1YndzrK79PRXTkeuelUp2QB6Tx01o-8/edit?usp=sharing

Reader's notebook Part 3

May 13th discussion

- author hints at murders, but does not bluntly say they are murders
- lots of suspicion, but no one ever talks about it
- style of writing... "Like reading paperwork" (mainly Burnham chapters)
- "steamy letter"
- Holmes kills almost all only women
- Holmes' children
- common theme: drive for power
- Buffalo Bill- who is he?
- predictions for book
- Burnham and Root vs Burnham and Millet
- Jack the Ripper vs Holmes
- relating the fair with Holmes
- Holmes' motives and how they change

Rubric

Erin Mulder, Lici Koryciak, Emma Parker, Haleigh Hielkema, Chaela Shook
The Devil in the White City
Broad Topic: Crime
Driving Question: "Why do serial killers act the way they do?" 



Grammar    /10

Flow of paper    /15

Organization     /15

Details/ Examples   /30

MLA formatting     /30


Total: 100 pts 

Reader's Notebook Part 2

Read from page 113 to 231

Article Artifact

Theme sketch

Perception: what's on the surface is not always what is underneath.
Obsession: Obsession can lead to overall downfall and destruction.
Selfishness/Scandal: Lies and deceit may seem like a good way to get ahead, but will always catch up      with you in the end.
Lust: you can be blinded by physical attraction and sexual desires.
Greed: of you have never been told no, your going to continue along the same path wanting more.

Reader's Notebook Part 1

Read from beginning to page 109

Emma's Vlog

https://www.dropbox.com/s/wb3pg4k9rg1uquk/Video%20Apr%2029%2C%2010%2016%2051%20AM.mov

Chaela's Vlog Post

https://www.dropbox.com/s/y882bnvcet7mgt4/Video%20Apr%2029%2C%2010%2023%2019%20AM.mov

Erin's vlog post: expectations

https://www.dropbox.com/s/wjjjp242lk69e3r/2013-04-29%2010.20.25.mov
-Erin

Haleighs Vlog

https://www.dropbox.com/s/plxsjmlvg5mbm7g/Video%20Apr%2026%2C%2010%2048%2022%20AM.mov

Lici's Vlog Post

https://www.dropbox.com/s/bkuqhf2j206j7uz/Video%20Apr%2026%2C%2010%2037%2048%20AM.mov

Building Background Information

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Assignment Description/Points

Assignments	Points Possible
Building Background Information Group grade	20
Literature Circle & Group Expectations Individual grade	10
Article/Artifact Individual grade	10
Group Evaluation Group grade	5
Theme Sketch Group grade	20

Assignment/Daily Plan/Literature Circle Calendar

Monday	Tuesday April 25th Book Talks Book Selection	Wednesday April 24th Announce Groups Set up blog & calendar	Thursday April 25th Discuss Skype opportunity Building Background Information research the author why did they write the book? worldly connections What else do you need to know? post findings to blog-as a group	Friday April 26th Brainstorm expectations for literature circle and working with this group -positives -negatives -what do you expect to get from the book? -how much work do you think it will be? -looking forward to it? Record answers using iPad- of each person in the group (if group members are missing this needs to be done on Monday) please email to potgetert@wayland.k12.mi.us
Monday April 29th Mini lesson Asking good questions- Discuss reader's notebook- this needs to be posted on the blog after each reading section is to be completed- Please make sure your post Comment Question Connection READ!!!	Tuesday April 30th Assign Article/Artifact  work in class due on Thursday 1st Group discussion over blog postings tomorrow  READ!!!	Wednesday May 1st Group blog discussion Group Evaluation Due: Friday Questions to consider for evaluation: 1. What have their contributions been? (questions on the blog, are they taking part in discussions, contributing ideas, keeping up with the reading?) 2. 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest what would you give your group members? 3. What do you think they could work on? READ!!!	Thursday May 2nd Due: Article/Artifact Members that are not prepared will receive a zero for this assignment. As group members are sharing their article/artifact, other members must make a comment on the blog (my advice would be to create a new post for the Article/Artifact assignment) READ!!!	Friday May 3rd Assign Theme Sketch ( create a new post for this assignment; label it Theme Sketch) This should be done on the Theme Sketch sheet; then the final product must be posted to the blog. Make sure everyone in your group is participating. Perhaps after you have decided on the 5 themes, give each person in the group a theme, that way everyone is doing equal work. Please have the Theme Sketch posted to the blog no later than Sunday, May 5th. READ!!!

Schedule

Reading schedule:
April 24- May 1: part 1 (page 109)

May 1- May 8: part 2 (109-231)

May 8-May 15: part 3 (231-336)

May 15- May 22: part 4+epilogue (336-end)

*10-20 pages per night

*make sure to be done by May 24!!!