Reading circle

WEEK 1

TITLE OF THE BOOK	The Matchbox
PEOPLE IN THE GROUP	Agnes, Dorothy, Lavinia and Ofa
ROLES:	Discussion Director - Dorothy Word Finder Director - Agnes Selection Director - Ofa Summary Director - Lavinia
DISCUSSION DIRECTOR Dorothy Write four to six questions about what you have just read. These questions will be used for group discussion during the next reading session. Think about the question helpers in the box below. Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? Details? Inferred? What if? Opinion?	Who are the characters in the first chapter? What is the first chapter about? What is the most important part of the chapter? Where did the story take place? How did the war began, and why? How long did the war last for? When did the World war ll start?
SUMMARY DIRECTOR- Lavinia Find four to six interesting, powerful or tricky words from today's reading. Write them below along with the page number. Use flags to mark those words. You will be asked to share those words during our next guided reading meeting.	The first chapter in The Matchbox is about a girl named Ginetta. The story is based about her life. Ginetta’s adventures in The Matchbox happen between 1937 and 1945. During this time a man named Benito Mussolini ruled Italy. In 1936, Italy, Germany and Japan banded together to support each other as they tried to take over the world. This was the start of World War II in 1939. Although 6 countries from all over the world tried to stop them, the war lasted for 6 years.
WORD FINDER DIRECTOR Agnes Find four to six interesting, powerful or tricky words from today's reading. Write them below along with the page number. Use flags to mark those words. You will be asked to share those words during our next guided reading meeting.	Prologue : Contents page A prologue is a introduction . The introduction provides some background information about the story.
Selection Director Pick the most interesting part to read to your group during our next guided reading meeting. WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS PART Put the page number and the paragraph number	Page 6 on Paragraph 1, 2 and 3 *World War 2 started in 1939 *A lot of innocent people were killed and sent to prison *World War 2 went on for six years *A man named Benito Mussolini ruled Italy I chose these parts because they are sad and it’s telling some information about the 2nd World War.