AP Lit Fall Book Club

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Fall Book Club

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Book Club #1

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Social Contracts Doc

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Book Club #2

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Book List & DATES

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Book Club #3

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Meeting NOTES

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The focus for this week's Book Club is on Setting & Character. Discussions should center around this question: In what ways does the author use the setting to convey the values and beliefs of the characters that reside within it?

Creative Product

Questions

What to Look For

Passage Example

Book Club #1

Step 1. Close Reading Passage

• Review the chapters/pages you read for today.
• Choose a short passage that details the setting.
• Choose 1-2 passages that describe the main character(s)

Step 2. Analysis Guide

• Click the button below.
• Consider what to look for when analyzing the characters and setting.
• How do they interact with each other?

Step 3. Discussion Questions

• Answer the following discussion questions together as a group.
• Consider specific parts of the text/evidence that support your responses.
• Answers to these questions will serve as a guide for your creative product.

Step 4. Creative Product

Using your discussion and notes from today's meeting, individually complete the Creative Product. Submit in Canvas.

Collection of Capt. Ancrew Luck Tweets

Where did this idea come from?

A few years ago, a parody Twitter account called Capt. Andrew Luck began posting tweets from the perspective of a Civil War era Andrew Luck (quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts at the time). Each tweet was addressed "Dearest Mother" and contained a summary of the game as if Andrew Luck were writing from the front lines of battle. To the right are some examples.

Journal Entries/Letters Home

What does your character have to say?

Using the Canva link on the right, create a series of 3 journal entries or letters home from the perspective of your main character(s). Each entry must acknowledge the setting, the character’s role in the story, and their goals for where they are in the story currently. Consider their voice, motivations, personality, and conflicts as you compose a piece from their perspective. Include images that relate to your character’s experiences.

Click here to access the Letters Home/Journal CANVA template.

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BOOK CLUB #2

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What role do the archetypes and patterns present in your novel take to develop the author’s message?

Close Reading & Archetype Resources

You can represent numbers like this

Discussion Questions

...Even if you explain it orally later

Creative Product

This way you will keep your audience's attention

Book Club #1

Focus:

The focus for this week's Book Club is on Setting & Character. Discussions should center around this question: In what ways does the author use the setting to convey the values and beliefs of the characters that reside within it?

Step 1:

Provide context for your topic with a subtitle

Visual content is a cross-cutting and universal language, like music. We are able to understand images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

With Genially templates you can include visual resources to engage the class from minute 1. You can also highlight key content to facilitate its assimilation and even embed external content that surprises and provides more context to the topic: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you want!

Here you can put a highlighted title

Present your genially with calmness and conciseness.

A great title

Show enthusiasm! Take a deep breath and start your presentation on the topic.

Book Club #1

Focus:

The focus for this week's Book Club is on Setting & Character. Discussions should center around this question: In what ways does the author use the setting to convey the values and beliefs of the characters that reside within it?

Step 1:

Provide context for your topic with a subtitle

Visual content is a cross-cutting and universal language, like music. We are able to understand images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

With Genially templates you can include visual resources to engage the class from minute 1. You can also highlight key content to facilitate its assimilation and even embed external content that surprises and provides more context to the topic: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you want!

Here you can put a highlighted title

Present your genially with calmness and conciseness.

A great title

Show enthusiasm! Take a deep breath and start your presentation on the topic.

Book Club #1 - Creative Product

Social media

Music

Map

Here you can include a relevant fact to highlight

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Ninety percent of the information we assimilate comes through sight, and furthermore, we retain forty-two percent more information when the content is in motion.

Describe the topic and content you’re going to cover in class and don’t forget to emphasize why the topic is interesting

Write a subtitle that provides more information

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a creative content: a template shaped like a guide that serves to explain to your class how to solve a problem or help them understand a certain topic. Here you can include visual resources to leave your group in awe and highlight specific data that will be etched into their memory. A Whitepaper is a very linear document, which takes up

'Animate your content and take it to the next level'

From 5 to 15 pages. It focuses on a single topic, aiming to delve into it, therefore it is very important to have reliable data based on research.

WOW Effect

Did you know that Genially allows you to share your creation directly, without the need for downloads?Ready for your audience to view it on any device and promote it anywhere.

'Your contents are liked, but only hook if they are interactive'- Genially

Here you can include a relevant piece of information to highlight

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Use timelines

Provide context for your topic

You can briefly describe the timeline of your presentation and present the

Oral milestones achieved to keep everyone awake.

20XX

Plan

20XX -> 20XX

Structure

20XX

Design

20XX

Teach

20XX

Evaluate

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We are visual beings

We are able to understand images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

Narrative beings

We teach through stories.They entertain us and help us maintain focus.

Social beingssocial

We need to interact with each other. We learn collaboratively.

Digitalbeings

We avoid being part of the content saturation in the digital world.

Write a great headline

Provide context to your topic

Although you should not abuse bulletpoints, icons and diagrams can be great allies when presenting. You will keep your class's attention and the information will be engraved in their brain.

When we are told a story, it moves us. It can even touch us deeply, causing us to remember the stories up to 20 times more than any other content we can consume.

Generate experiences withyour content.

Measure resultsand experiment.

It has a WOW effect.Very WOW.

Activate and amazeyour audience.

Make your audience rememberthe message

It is orderly, hierarchical, and structured

Conclusions

Describe the problem you solve and, above all, the reason why your idea is interesting

Our brain is prepared to consume visual content. And it makes sense: 90% of the information we process comes to us through sight.That's why visual content helps with faster learning in many cases.We are in the era of digital information explosion. This causes our way of obtaining information to change, transitioning from traditional reading to a cognitive strategy based on navigation.

Interactive visual communication step by step:

• Plan the structure of your content.
• Give visual weight to the key points and main ones.
• Define secondary messages with interactivity.
• Establish a flow through the content.
• Measure the results.

'Your content is liked, but they engage much more if they are interactive'

- Genially

Use images in your presentation

'To create your interactive image, you can use an image as a base. Choose one related to the topic and that is attractive'

And use this space to describe it. You can upload an image from your computer or use the resources available in Genially, on the left side of the tool.Leave the whole class amazed!Get 67% of your class convinced. This is because visual language facilitates the rapid acquisition of knowledge in an intuitive way. Could it be said that images are the key to success? Certainly.

Here you can put a highlighted title

Provide context to your topic with a subtitle

When carrying out a presentation, there are two objectives to pursue: conveying information and avoiding yawns. To achieve this, it can be a good practice to create an outline and use words and concepts that aid in the assimilation of the content.If you want to provide additional information or develop the content in more detail, you can do so through your oral presentation. We recommend that you practice your voice and rehearse.

Demonstrate enthusiasm, smile, and maintain eye contact with the rest of the people in the classroom are your best allies.

Interactivity and animation can be your best allies when creating tables, infographics, or graphics that help provide context to the topic or unit, as well as simplify information to make it more understandable. We are visual beings and we find it easier to 'read' images than to read written text.

A great headline

90% of the information we assimilate comes to us through sight.

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content that we can consume. We are in the era of the digital information explosion. This causes our way of obtaining information

When we hear a story, it moves us. It can even touch us deeply, making us remember the stories up to 20 times more than any other.

Through visual content. Almost 50% of our brain is involved in processing visual stimuli.

have changed, we move from traditional reading to a navigation-based cognitive strategy. Our brain is prepared, from a biological point of view, to learn how to

The visual accompaniment

get to convince 67% of your class.

A great presentation is clear and structured in order to convey information in an organized and hierarchical manner, and to deliver the most relevant content to the entire class. Animation and interactivity are two fundamental pillars for this purpose.With Genially, you can include any type of interactivity to show additional content and add animation to capture the class's attention.

Interactive visual communication step by step:

• Plan the structure of your content.
• Give visual weight to the key points and main ones.
• Define secondary messages with interactivity.
• Establish a flow through the content.
• Measure the results.

Excerpt from The Poisonwood Bible

Imagine a ruin so strange it must never have happened.First, picture the forest. I want you to be its conscience, the eyes in the trees. The trees are columns of slick, brindled bark like muscular animals overgrown beyond all reason. Every space is filled with life: delicate, poisonous frogs war-painted like skeletons, clutched in copulation, secreting their precious eggs onto dripping leaves. Vines strangling their own kin in the everlasting wrestle for sunlight. The breathing of monkeys. A glide of snake belly on branch. A single-file army of ants biting a mammoth tree into uniform grains and hauling it down to the dark for their ravenous queen. And, in reply, a choir of seedlings arching their necks out of rotted tree stumps, sucking life out of death. This forest eats itself and lives forever.

Passage Suggestions:

• Less than 2 pages
• Choose them together as a group
• Section should be an overview of the setting & characters
• Use these as evidence for today's discussion

Describe the topic and content you’re going to cover in class

and don’t forget to emphasize why the topic is interesting

A great presentation is clear and structured in order to convey information in an organized and hierarchical way, and to deliver the most relevant content to the entire class. To achieve this, animation and interactivity are two fundamental pillars.With Genially, you can include any type of interactivity to show additional content and add animation to capture the attention of the class.

Interactive visual communication step by step:

• Plan the structure of your content.
• Give visual weight to the key points and main points.
• Define secondary messages with interactivity.
• Establish a flow through the content.
• Measure the results.

Here you can put a highlighted title

Provide context to your topic with a subtitle

When carrying out a presentation, there are two objectives to pursue: transmitting information and avoiding yawns. To achieve this, it can be a good practice to create an outline and use words and concepts that facilitate the assimilation of the content.If you want to provide additional information or develop the content in more detail, you can do so through your oral presentation. We recommend that you train your voice and rehearse.

Showing enthusiasm, giving a smile, and maintaining eye contact with the rest of the people in the classroom are your best allies.

Interactivity and animation can be your best allies when it comes to creating tables, infographics or graphs that help provide context to the topic or unit, as well as simplify the information to make it more comprehensible. We are visual beings and we find it easier to 'read' images than to read written text.

A great headline

50% of our brain is involved in processing visual stimuli.

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Content that we can consume. We are in the era of the digital information explosion. This causes our way of obtaining information

When we are told a story, it excites us. It can even move us, making us remember the stories up to 20 times more than any other

through visual content. Almost 50% of our brain is involved in processing visual stimuli.

have changed, we move from traditional reading to a navigation-based cognitive strategy. Our brain is biologically prepared to learn through

Discussion Questions

1. What details can you determine about the setting?
2. How do these details help you to make inferences about the beliefs, experiences, and values of the characters?
3. Who are the primary characters? Characterize them.
4. Do the characters meet your expectations of someone from their setting? How so? If not, how?
5. In what ways does the author use the development of the setting to convey the values and beliefs of the characters that reside within it?

Abajo el contenido aburrido y plano en tus clases:

Do it to motivate

A great presentation is clear and structured in order to convey information in an organized and hierarchical manner, and deliver the most relevant content to the entire class. In order to achieve this, animation and interactivity are two fundamental pillars.With Genially, you can include any type of interactivity to display additional content and add animation to capture the attention of the class.

The interactive visual communication step by step:

• Plan the structure of your content.
• Give visual weight to the key points and main points.
• Define secondary messages with interactivity.
• Establish a flow through the content.
• Measure the results.

A great headline

80% of what we do and see, we remember.

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content we can consume. We are in the age of the digital information explosion. This causes our way of obtaining information

When we are told a story, it moves us. It can even touch us deeply, making us remember the stories up to 20 times more than any other

Through visual content. Almost 50% of our brain is involved in processing visual stimuli.

have changed, we go from traditional reading to a navigation-based cognitive strategy. Our brain is prepared, from a biological point of view, to learn

Here you can put a highlighted title

Provide context for your topic with a subtitle

When carrying out a presentation, there are two objectives to pursue: transmitting information and avoiding boredom. To achieve this, it can be a good practice to create an outline and use words and concepts that aid in content assimilation.If you want to provide additional information or elaborate on the content in more detail, you can do so through your oral presentation. We recommend that you practice your voice and rehearse.

Showing enthusiasm, flashing a smile, and maintaining eye contact with others in the classroom are your best allies.

Interactivity and animation can be your best allies when creating tables, infographics, or graphics that help provide context to the topic or unit, as well as simplify information to make it more understandable. We are visual beings and it is easier for us to 'read' images than to read written text.

Animate your content and take it to the next level

Animation adds extra value

A great presentation is clear and structured in order to convey information in an organized and hierarchical manner, and to deliver the most relevant content to the entire class. Animation and interactivity are two fundamental pillars for this.With Genially, you can include any type of interactivity to display additional content and add animation to capture the class' attention.

The interactive visual communication step by step:

• Plan the structure of your content.
• Give visual weight to the key points and main ones.
• Define secondary messages with interactivity.
• Establish a flow through the content.
• Measure the results.

Here you can put a highlighted title

Contextualize your topic with a subtitle

When carrying out a presentation, there are two objectives to pursue: conveying information and avoiding boredom. In order to achieve this, it can be a good practice to create an outline and use words and concepts that aid in the assimilation of the content.If you want to provide additional information or develop the content in more detail, you can do so through your oral exposition. We recommend that you train your voice and practice.

Demonstrate enthusiasm, draw a smile and maintain eye contact with the rest of the people in the classroom are your best allies.

Interactivity and animation can be your best allies when it comes to creating tables, infographics or graphics that help provide context to the topic or unit, as well as simplify the information to make it more understandable. We are visual beings and we find it easier to 'read' images than to read written text.

Setting

Character(s)

What am I looking for?

v.s.

Where?When?Surroundings? Buildings/houses?Culture/tradition?Weather?

Direct?Indirect?POV?Clothing? Personality?

something that catches the attention of the class

Put here a highlighted title,

A great presentation is clear and structured in order to convey information in an orderly and hierarchical manner, and to deliver the most relevant content to the whole class. Animation and interactivity are two fundamental pillars for this.With Genially, you can include any type of interactivity to show additional content and add animation to capture the class's attention.

Interactive visual communication step by step:

• Plan the structure of your content.
• Give visual weight to the key points and main ones.
• Define secondary messages with interactivity.
• Establish a flow through the content.
• Measure the results.