Home > Main Library > Children's Library > Junior Great Books Junior Great Books   What is Junior Great Books 2008-2009 Junior Great Books combines interpretive discussion and activities with outstanding literature to help all students learn to read for meaning and think critically. Students in grades 1-12 meet at Main Library beginning September for ten Saturdays to discuss the readings.   Registration forms are available in the Children's Library. The $16.00 registration fee covers the cost of the book containing the short stories used for each session. For further information about the Great Books Program visit The Great Books Foundation. Download a Junior Great Book Application Form by clicking here...   Method -- Shared Inquiry Discussion and Interpretive Activities The Great Books Foundation has developed a superior method for structured, lively discussion of authentic literature. We call it shared inquiry because the search for meaning in a story is a genuine investigation shared by everyone in the discussion, including the adult leader. Written and oral interpretive activities extend this structured search for meaning to every stage of the reading and writing process. Materials -- Great Literature Great Books publishes the finest children's literature anywhere, literature that has been carefully selected to challenge the reader and to spark rigorous discussion. The stories are complex and multifaceted, allowing children and adults to ask questions about the story that are genuine and thought-provoking. Teacher Materials and Interpretive Activities Junior Great Books reading, writing, and discussion activities move beyond the factual level to focus on the central problems of meaning in a story. Students are asked genuine open-ended questions that invite many responses. Because the interpretive activities are highly specific to each story and build on one another, teachers can easily encourage a wide range and depth of thinking in their students. JGB Meetings Children are allowed 2 absences to receive a certificate of achievement. Program Time: 10:30 - 12 Noon 1 - 2:30 pm Series 1* (10:30 - 11:30 am session) Series 2* (10:30 - 11:30 am session) Series 3a Series 4a Series 5a Series 6a Series 7/8a   Series 3b Series 4b Series 5b/6b Series 7b Series 8b Series 9b Series 10b Series 11/12b Series Dates: 2008(Saturday) 2009(Saturday) September 6 September 20 October 4 October 18 November 1 November 15 December 13 January 10 January 24 Learning Objectives for K-12 Reading Strategy cite specific passages read closely and compare passages consider different interpretations Comprehension recall details understand cause and effect analyze author's tone and purpose Vocabulary comprehend through context understand multiple-meaning words understand metaphor and figures of speech Thinking Generate and support ideas identify a problem clarify an argument support an argument with reasoning and evidence use inference Evaluate and revise ideas consider more than one side; weigh evidence question and test an argument draw conclusions revise and improve an argument Writing take notes write persuasively relate personal experience to ideas use story themes in writing write creatively Speaking state ideas clearly and fully explain and defend concepts agree and disagree constructively maintain purposeful discussion Listening listen for different ideas ask for clarification synthesize and build on others' ideas Sponsored by the DeRoy Testamentary Fund.
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