February 5, 2020

Objective:  I can explore the purpose of reading literature and determine what makes a story worth reading for me (RI11-12.2).
Agenda:

• Entry Task:  On the next page in your journal, answer:  What would you say are the benefits to reading required literature?  The drawbacks? What is one story you have read for school that you enjoyed?
  
  • Share 3 responses with the class
    
• Watch What is literature for? and take notes on at least 2 of the reasons presented
  
  • Share 3 responses with the class 
    
• As a class, read the corresponding article, “Four Reasons Why You Should Read Literature” by Patrick Allan, that reviews the 4 reasons covered in the video.  
  
  • Copy one that you agree with into your notebook and explain why you agree with it
    
• Independently, read the discussion that follows the article 
  
  • Select one comment to respond to and write your response to it on the large post-it provided and post to the What is Literature for? Poster.
    
• Exit Task:  Create a page after today’s entry task in your journal labeled Short Literature and mark it with the tab provided, so you can keep track of the stories we read on Tuesdays in order to determine your favorite from this semester.