Pre-Book Clubbing: February 26, 2018

Focus: What foundation do we need to establish to set up our book clubs for success?

1. Warming up with three good things and the Tuesday Night Checklist

2. Setting yourselves up for book club success:

• The shared Google folder; make sure it's shared with everyone in your group and me and has a clear, distinctive label.

• Your Manifesto (click here for a sample)

• The reading schedule (click here for bookmark)

• The syllabus schedule (click here for a sample syllabus)

• Other (reading tickets? Research? Quizzes? Snacks?)

3. Performing a slow read of your novel's first three pages: How do the first pages set up everything you need to know about your novel in terms of setting, characters, point of view, and conflicts?

HW:
1. For Wednesday:

• The final draft of your critical review is due Wednesday, Feb 28. IT MUST BE PRINTED WITH THE CHECKLIST STAPLED TO THE TOP.

• Wednesday will be a poetry paper/project work day in here, so bring your laptop or any materials you might need.

2. For Thursday: Study your Academic Vocabulary Set 6 words.

3. For Friday: Complete your reading assignment, syllabus, and anything else assigned by your book club.