Post #7

We normally connect text features with non-fiction books, but fiction books can be made better by them sometimes as well.  Think about your lit. circle book.  What text feature would you add to it to make it easier to follow or understand?  Where would you put it in the book?  Why did you choose that feature?  You will be creating a model of this text feature as your final individual assignment for your lit. circle book.

Post #5

Now that your group has had two literature circle meetings, talk about how they have been going.  Write about one thing you think your group is doing well and one item your group's members need to improve as you prepare for this week's meeting.  Please don't mention anyone's name, just make general comments that will help everyone-including me!

Post #6

Would you have taken on the job of coaching your own team like Scott did?  What are some of the issues that have come up that Scott wasn't prepared to handle?  What do you think Scott has done well so far?

Post #4

Do you think the Tigers will have to face any problems now that Scott is officially their coach?  Why or why not?  What are some of the possible problems that may arise?

Post #3

What reactions have you had while reading?  Any laughs, gasps, ewwws, whats!?!, etc.?  Find a passage or page number from what you have read so far, describe it, then describe the reaction you had to how and what the author wrote.