Welcome and Essential Questions

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Welcome and Essential Questions

Welcome to another week! In this week’s session, you’ll continue to read your non-fiction novel. This time you’ll explore the language of your novel, exploring an idea called “jargon.”

Here are a few essential questions we'll consider:

How do I know when I’ve read “well enough”?
What stays the same and what changes when I read different types of texts?
How do I determine what information to retain, remove, combine and restate when note-taking?
How does note-taking help me summarize and synthesize the message or theme of literary non-fiction?
What are my options for stretching, compressing, and focusing my interpretations of an author’s message or theme? Is one option better than the others? Why or why not?
Why is it worthwhile to deliberate over the domain-specific language used in literary non-fiction text(s)?
How do I know when I have done enough to prepare for small group discussions?
When is my participation in small group discussions just right? Too much? Too little?

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