CtBC01+-+Discussion+Director

=Literature Circles: Things you need for effective literature circle work are contained on this page.=

__Firstly: Create your timeline of study__
After you receive your novel, decide how many pages your group will need to read for each session so that you complete the novel in time. Place this on your Discussion director page and introduce the novel with an image and an explanation of what they novel is about. Base this on the introductory activity and the synposis on the back cover of the novel. Also mention the time period of the novel and what was happening in the state at the time in which the novel was set.

Secondly, Create your Reading Schedule
There will be 6 sharing sessions in your Literature Circle. As a group, you need to divide the book into 6 sections to study, and then plan a reading schedule to make sure that everyone in your group can finish reading the sections and meet deadlines.

// What are we reading? // || ** Due Dates ** // When do I have to read it by? // || 7-12 || November 21 || 13-18 || November 25 || 19-24 || November 28 || 25-30 || December 2 ||
 * ==== Pages to Read ====
 * Introduction || November 17 ||
 * 1-6 || November 19 ||
 * Final Session 31-36 || December 4 ||
 * Wrap up first novel + Anticipation Guide for new novel || December 8 ||
 * //Literature Circle Groups://**
 * __10B__**
 * 1) __Cry Beloved Country__: Yae Ran, Eddy, Isabel
 * 2) __Things Fall Apart__: Yea Uen, Michael, Noelle
 * 3) __Things Fall Apart__: So Young, Miles, Min Ju
 * 4) __Cry the Beloved Country__ Shani, Jin Gyu, Hee Jin
 * __10A__**
 * 1) __Cry Beloved Country__: Jason, Vivian, Devy
 * 2) __Cry Beloved Country:__ Masako, Yong Min, Nic, Sebastian
 * 3) __Things Fall Apart__: Min Young, Tae Nam, Jessica
 * 4) __Things Fall Apart__: Rachel, He Yen, Hing On
 * 5) __ Things Fall Apart __ : Angel, Su Yeon, Min Kyu

Thirdly,define what roles each person will be assigned during the 6 sessions
Complete the chart below and paste it into your Discussion Director page.

**__ Literature Circle Schedule and Roles __**
 * // In order to give every member in your group a chance to experience the different roles, organize a calendar for your Literature Circle by completing the following table. //**
 * Novel: Cry, the Beloved Country**
 * Group members: Yong Min, Nic, Masako, Sabastian**
 * DatE ||  assigned roles: WHO IS DOING WHAT & when?  ||
 * November 18

All roles completed || Discussion Director/Illustrator: Masako ||
 * ^  || Vocabulary Enricher: Yongmin  ||
 * ^  || Connector/Literary Critic: Nic  ||
 * ^  || Rest: Sebastian  ||
 * November 20 || Discussion Director/Illustrator: Sebastian ||
 * ^  || Vocabulary Enricher: Masako  ||
 * ^  || Connector/ Literary Critic: Yongmin  ||
 * ^  || Rest: Nic  ||
 * November 24 || Discussion Director/ Illustrator: Nic ||
 * ^  || Vocabulary Enricher: Sebastian  ||
 * ^  || Connector/ Literary Critic: Masako  ||
 * ^  || Rest: Yongmin  ||
 * November 26 || Discussion Director/Illustrator: Yongmin ||
 * ^  || Vocabulary Enricher: Nic  ||
 * ^  || Connector/Literary Critic: Sebastian  ||
 * ^  || Rest: Masako  ||
 * December 28 || Discussion Director/Illustrator: Masako ||
 * ^  || Vocabulary Enricher: Yongmin  ||
 * ^  || Connector/ Literary Critic: Nic  ||
 * ^  || Rest: Sebastian  ||
 * December 2 || Discussion Director/ Illustrator: Sebastian ||
 * ^  || Vocabulary Enricher: Masako  ||
 * ^  || Connector/ Literary Critic: Yongmin  ||
 * ^  || Rest: Nic  ||

=__Literature Circle Roles__=

__Discussion Director and Illustrator__
As the **//Discussion Director//**, it is your job to write down thought-provoking questions that will encourage members in your group to think about and discuss the novel. Write a minimum of **__ten thought provoking questions__**. You must also write answers for all of your questions based on the group’s response. Be sure to mention differences in opinion or explanation in your written response. //Examples:// · Why impressions have the story line made on you thus far · Which characters do you like the most and least? Why? · What are your thoughts about the setting? · What role does the setting have on the characters? · What was going through your mind when you read this (example)? · Can someone briefly summarize this section? · What questions do you have after reading this part? · What predictions do you have for the next section? · Did anything in this section surprise you? · What were the two most important ideas or events in this section? · How did you feel while reading this part? · How have the characters developed in the novel? · I wonder why… · I feel the author erred when…

As the **//Discussion Director//**, your job is to guide the group to prepare a visual summary for each section using Inspiration. You also need to make sure all the work is accounted for and organized in a folder. In addition to this role, you must create an **//Illustration//** depicting the main themes of the section you read. This image should just be a pencil sketch and should include words along with your images. By all means write a phrase or two on the sketch to help explain your thoughts about the main ideas and themes presented in the section. These will be compiled and used later to create murals about this novel and another you will be reading about Africa.

November 20 2008

> Because they thought it was going to be bad news about their family because his family went to Johannesburg. > Because it’s because they don’t usually receive letters because their family doesn’t really send letters to each other anymore and receiving a letter from a stranger feels kind of weird > > > Because Johannesburg is a huge city instead of a small rural area and they get a better quality of life > His brother stayed there so that he could try and help the black people in the city have more freedom. > > > It’s trying to make the contrast even greater between what he’s going from to what he’s going into. > It’s like foreshadowing for the future in the book…. The mist represents the uncertainty of the journey. > > > Because of his higher social status, they have a certain level of respect for him, but there’s a hint of jealousy in the other people > > > Building on umfundisi’s image as a higher status speaker. > I thought it was trying to say that he isn’t a big person from the city, he’s still a little naïve and childlike > > > > Shows that Johannesburg is a huge city where money is made > > > Scared, alienated > It talks about the traffic, how his friend’s son got hit by a car > > > He’s gullible, naïve > > > The newspaper is being used as a device of repression, censorship, they’re not telling everything > > > He dies
 * 1) **Why do you think the Umfundisi and his wife are afraid of the letter with the** unknown sender?
 * 1) **Why do “people who go to Johannesburg not come back”?**
 * 1) **What do you think the purpose of the first three paragraphs in chapter 3 is?**
 * 1) **What is the effect of the presence of the umfundisi on the other people on the train?**
 * 1) **Why do you think the author mentioned the umfundisi’s “voice rose a little, as does the voice of a child, or indeed of a grown person, who wants others to** **hear”? What image does this build for the reader?**
 * 1) **What does the interaction between the umfundisi and the workers on the train show about Johannesburg?**
 * 1) **How would you feel if you were in the umfundisi’s place upon arrival at Johannesburg?**
 * 1) **What aspect of the umfundisi’s personality does the incident where his money got stolen by a young boy show?**
 * 1) **What do you think John Kumalo means by “the Bantu Repress” instead of the “Bantu Press”?**
 * 1) **What do you think has happened to the umfundisi’s son?**

Scene where Kumalo's giving his money to the young boy

Scene where Kumalo finds his sister

> Be speechless and sit there thinking about everything that’s happened before > > > They think he’s dangerous because many people listen to him (so he has power over people) and he has the power over the crowd > Kind of like the same thing that’s happening in China with Chairman Mao, when he said that the intellectuals were the enemies, and everyone listened to him. > > > The purpose of the paragraphs is to say that even if you take away the backbone of the society, there is still the rest of the people to believe in his ideas, so there will still be people who will rebel. > It’s like even though all the Africans are working together, there are also the natives who work with the Europeans. > > > Nothing will happen to him because they will realize that he could cause rebel within the country. > > > They’re using this to better the situation, but the path to it is dangerous > > > Because they are probably unreliable. > > > I think it was a smart move to lighten the spirits a little, because he probably would have felt worse. > > > The reasoning was logical but the outcome was unfair > > > People are people and that no matter their race or colour, they will help a person in need > Kumalo has made himself a presence that any other person can connect to. > > > It’ll be bad because arguing is never good > It’ll be good because it’s getting the issues out of the way – they will be able to start again from the beginning
 * 1) **How would you feel in Kumalo’s place? (212)**
 * 1) **Why do you think the police feel that John Kumalo is dangerous? (217)**
 * 1) **What was the purpose of the author in comparing the white officers and the black officers? (219)**
 * 1) **What do you think will happen to John Kumalo?**
 * 1) **What do you think are the “two meanings” that John Kumalo was talking about? (220)**
 * 1) **Why do you think that Mrs. Lithebe says to Gertrude that it’s wrong to associate oneself with people who act idly and carelessly? (225)**
 * 1) **Do you think that the others were right in hiding the newspaper from Kumalo, or do you think he would have liked to know? (227)**
 * 1) **Do you think that the reasoning behind the discharge of the two other suspects was logical/fair? (233)**
 * 1) **What do you think is the purpose of this paragraph in the context of this particular scene? (237)**
 * 1) **Do you think that the argument between the two Kumalo brothers will ultimately have a good or bad effect upon their relationship? (246)**