Literature+Circles+Rd.+1

For the first round of literature circles your groups are responsible for selecting a piece of non-fiction about Brooklyn. Designate roles for each of your group members and manage your discussion of the text. Type up your notes and post all of your collective work in a word document and then post your work on this page.

Here are the groups


 * Literature Circles – Cycle # 1**

Denise, Mari, Lauren, Molly
 * Section 002 Section 002 Section 001 Section 001**
 * = **Group** ||||= **Sec. 002** ||||= **Sec. 001** ||
 * = **1** || Hithia || Hae Joo || Linda || Nicole Cianciotta ||
 * = **2** || Alice || Grace || Nicole K. || Steph Herran ||
 * = **3** || Denise || Mari || Lauren || Molly ||
 * = **4** || Sylvia || Katie || Alex || Veronica ||
 * = **5** || Phylicia || Suhna || Jennifer B. || Carol ||
 * = **6** || Natasha || Johana || Alexis || Cassidy ||
 * = **7** || Leslie || Noah || Maha ||  ||
 * = **8** || Julie || Ji Sun || Elyssa || SooJin ||
 * = **9** || Erica || Adriana || Rachel || Lindsay ||
 * = **10** || Phoebe || Emily || Erika || Nikita ||
 * = **11** || Jennifer || Allegra || Laura || Jamie (from Sec. 2) ||
 * Group 3:**

__Denise__- Connector http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/go/programs-/-events/educational-programming Site for the Brooklyn Bridge Park, and a list of activities that are offered on certain days that people in the community can come to enjoy and learn from- extremely kid friendly. Would be wonderful for students to not only visit the bridge/walk over it, but also to do something more interactive at the park! This can easily be connected to science lessons in the classroom!

__Mari__ - Wordsmith

1. DRAWBRIDGE: A bridge that can be opened in the middle by raising a section of the roadway. 2. CAISSON DISEASE: A term referring to decompression sickness. It was used in the 19th century. The BENDS is also a nickname for decompression sickness. 3. DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS: Caused by nitrogen bubbles in the blood. A very painful disease that occurs when you move from a high-pressure area to a low-pressure area too fast. 4. HEMP: a plant that produces heavy fibers used to make rope. 5: TRAVELLER: an endless loop of rope. The rope is moved along with pulleys

Sylvia, Katie, Alex, and Veronica //The Brooklyn Bridge// by Elizabeth Mann
 * Group 4:**

Alex Johnson: Discussion Director Sylvia Rodriguez-Douglass: Summarizer Kaitlyn Kocur: Word Master Veronica Camacho: Illustrator

Image create by Johana Talbot for her Lit Circle Group

Phylicia, Suhna, Jennifer B., Carol Article: Brooklyn Daily Eagle 1841-1902 "The Doing of a Night" @http://eagle.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/Default/Skins/BEagle/Client.asp?Skin=BEagle&enter=true&EntityId=Ar00200&BaseHref=BEG%2F1848%2F09%2F11&GZ=T&ViewMode=GIF&Continuation=0
 * Group 5:**

Suhna Pi- Word Master  Phylicia Johnson- Connector

NYMag - The Waking Nightmare -- and the Dawn of Life in Wartime

This article recalls the events of September 11, 2001. To connect this to an event that occurred in 1848 on the same day is a great way to have students compare and contrast the both historical events.

Jennifer Bernardes- Illustrator

Carol-

Group 7 Noah, Maha, Leslie Title: __The Brooklyn Bridge (New York City's Graceful Connection)__ By: Vicki Weiner

Group 8: Elyssa, Julie, Soo Jin, Ji Sun //The Brooklyn Bridge// by Elizabeth Mann