Friday,+April+1

Bell Ringer
Make sure you have a book for lit circles! Check out the list! Lit Circle Groups- Look at the dates for Lit Circles and determine your group's pacing. Divide the books into chunks to be discussed during each lit circle.

Mini Lesson
Student video examples of the use of of propaganda techniques in commercials. Read several examples of texts from the following website: @http://www.propagandacritic.com/
 * Read selections from "Examples"
 * Discuss types of propaganda evident in the texts

Practice
With your group, create a multimedia presentation showing examples of 5 types of propaganda techniques! (I strongly suggest using Google Docs, which allows you to collaborate. It also gives an embed code!) Embed your presentation on the attached wiki page.

Individual Assessment
Log in to Quiz Star to take the quiz titled "Propaganda, Rhetoric, and Persuasion... Oh My!"

Independent Reading Time
Read in your lit circle novel! Get at least 1 journal entry finished!

Homework
Read in your novel! Journal! Begin completing the handout for Week 1 Lit Circle Preparation. This will take a little bit of extra research on your part!