Mystery
Novel Unit
Directions: The literature circle groups will meet four times to discuss each
section of the book. In order to keep up on the reading assignments, you will
need to take the literature circle book home to read. For the group meetings, you
are to be prepared to discuss the assigned section of the book. Also, you are to
have the assignment completed for each of these meetings.
Dancing on the Edge by Han Nolan
1- pages 2 - 68
2- pages 69 -132
3- pages 133 - 190
4- pages 191 – 244
Trash by Andy Mulligan
1- pages 3-59
2- pages 60-128
3- pages 129-182
4- pages 183-229
Time Windows by Kathryn Reiss
1- pages 1-83
2- pages 84-141
3- pages 142-196
4- pages 197-260
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass
1- pages preface-74
2- pages 75-157
3- pages 158-232
4- pages 233-289
The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
1- pages 3-83
2- pages 84-176
3- pages 177-260
4- pages 265-350
Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage
1- pages 1-85
2- pages 86-163
3- pages 164-247
4- pages 248-312
The Clearing: A Mystery by Dorothy Reynolds Miller
1- pages 3-28
2- pages 29-62
3- pages 63-93
4- pages 94-119
Literature circle responsibilities:
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Discuss only the assigned section.
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Bring your book to each meeting.
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Be prepared to contribute to the group discussion.
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Have your assignment completed for the section being discussed.
Evaluation:
Book assignments for the four sections will change each week and will be
different, depending on the novel you are reading. (5 pts.) The assignments will
be given in class and posted on my website. http://home.d47.org/njroesslein/
* Also, you will be given extra participation points (1pt.) for adding to the literature
circle discussion at each meeting. Sticky notes will be given to you, so that you
can mark the passages you’ve chosen to discuss. Each meeting is worth a total
of 6 points. Students that do not have their books will be given a zero for that
discussion. Points can be made up by completing a short summary of each of the
chapters that were covered at the meeting.
* Your book can be brought home to read, but it must be brought to class
every day.
Assignment #1
Determining Main Problem/Conflict
Three Times Lucky & Jeremy Fink
Write a paragraph on the main conflict or problem of the story. You must make
inferences about the characters and the plot events for the 1st section of your
literature circle novel. Provide evidence of your thinking from your literature circle
novel including the page numbers (p. 23). Your response is to be written on the
given note card.
The Clearing, The Night Gardener, Trash, Dancing on the Edge, & Time
Windows
Identify the main conflict in your literature circle novel for the 1 st section using
textual evidence. Then, determine what events might be foreshadowing future
occurrences in the novel. Provide textual evidence including the page number
(p. 23). Your response is to be written in one paragraph on a given note card.
*Groups will meet for the 1st time next week.