Discussion Schedule

October 19: Wright, Richard. Native Son.
Novermber 16 : Poetry.
December 7: Flagg, Fannie. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.
January 25: Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451.
February 22: Graphic Novels
March 22: McCormick, Patricia. Cut.
April 22: Grisham, John. The Client
May 17: Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire

Members of a Book Club...
1. Come prepared
2. Sit so everyone can see each other
3. Get started right away
4. Look at the person that is talking
5. Listen to understand
6. Ask questions to understand better
7. Speak clearly but not too loud
8. Wait for the speaker to finish
9. Signal when you want a turn
10. Make sure everyone gets a turn
11. Build on each other's ideas
12. Respect each other's ideas
13. Stay on topic
14. Provide evidence for your thinking

Book Club Members Say Things Like ...
- I agree becuase
- I disagree becuase
- I also noticed....
- I'd like to add that...I didn't understand
- Say more about what you mean
- I don't understand what you mean
- Can you show me where that is in the text/illustration?
- What is your evidence?
- Why do you think that?
- I think the author meant....
- How do you know that?
- We're getting far away from the text.
- What does the author say that makes you think that?