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Literature Discussions. How to talk about Books. First Rule of Literature Discussions: You can’t discuss what you have not read. Read the Book!!!. Second Rule of Literature Discussions: You can’t discuss what you have not thought about! Think beyond the text. Think about What you Read!. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
How to talk about Books
*Literature Discussions
*Read the Book!!!
*First Rule of Literature Discussions:
You can’t discuss what you have not read.
*Think about What you Read!
*Second Rule of Literature Discussions:*You can’t discuss what you
have not thought about!
*Think beyond the text
*What is a Literature Discussion?
*Group Sharing their:*Opinions
*Analysis
*Connections
*Inferences
*Thoughts
*What do you talk about?
*Opinions & Emotions*Support with evidence and details from the
story
*I really liked the part where…. Because…
*I think the story would be better if…because…
*I was so sad when….
*What did you think about…
*What do you talk about?
*The Author…*Style of writing
*Literary Techniques
*Other books they’ve written
*Motivations
*If you were the author
*What do you talk about?
*The Plot*Problems & Solutions
*Summarize
*Main Idea
*Climax
*Series of Events
*What do you talk about?
*Characters*Who is telling the story?
*Define relationships
*How are characters feeling
*What motivates the characters
*What do you talk about?
*Connections*Text to self
*Text to Text
*Text to World
*What do you talk about?
*Themes*Is there a bigger message
*What are the universal themes
*Love, acceptance, sorrow,
*Control, Society’s Norms
*Good Vs. Evil, internal struggle
*Family, friendship
*What do you talk about?
*The Setting*How does the setting contribute
to the story?
*Time Period, Place, Season,
*How does the setting contribute to the mood of the story
*What do you talk about?
*Questions*Clarify confusing parts
*What do you wonder as you read?
*What questions would you ask the author?
*What do you talk about?
*Multiple Perspectives*There are at least 2 sides to every story
*Look at the story from the point of view of other characters
*Are there mixed messages
*No character or event is all good, or all bad
*What do you talk about?
*Speculate*Think beyond the story
events
*Extend your thinking
*Let your imagine explore
*What do you talk about?
*Predict and Infer*Use context clues to help you
figure things out
*What might happen next?
*Why did something happen?
*Most Importantly you should…
*Listen*To other people’s comments
*Respond*by replying to questions
*Respect*What others say
*Celebrate Reading!
*Everything is more fun with a group!