This document contains information about an assignment to analyze the book "The Other Wes Moore" by Wes Moore. Students were instructed to form groups and create posters promoting the book, using at least three quotations. They then provided feedback on each other's posters. Students also selected discussion questions as a group and participated in Socratic circles to discuss the questions. A scoring rubric was used to grade participation. The document outlines due dates for related assignments like essays, projects, and discussion posts about the book.

1. How many wooden blocks are in a
game of Jenga?
A. 54
B. 48
C. 72
D. 32
E. 24

2. Jenga was invented by
Leslie Scott based on a
game her family played
when she was young.
The object is to build a
tower of blocks and
each player must
remove a block without
knocking it over.
Whoever knocks the
blocks over is the loser.

3. The Other Wes Moore Part 2
Handout
The Other Wes Moore Part 3
Handout
Your grade paper

4.  Analyze The Other
Wes Moore as a
whole
 Write concisely
and clearly
A. I could teach this
objective to the class!
B. I have a pretty good
grasp of this one.
C. I’m not completely
comfortable with this
one.
D. I don’t really
understand this one.
E. I don’t understand
this one at all.

5.  Create a poster for The Other Wes Moore
 Try to promote the book (get others to read it)
 You must use at least three quotations from the
book
 Everyone in the group must contribute
 When you are finished, begin looking at the
discussion questions

6.  Take out a piece of paper
 Write what you like about each poster
(beginning with your own group)

9.  Choose 6 discussion questions as a group and
circle them (everyone in the group must agree)
 Create 6 Socratic circle discussions
 Group decides how many will be in the middle at
once
 Everyone must be in the middle at least once
 The group must have at least one person
scoring/keeping time for the discussion
 Discuss each question for 5 minutes

10.  Write each person in the group’s name on the
bottom of your score card (including your
own)
 Go back to your original seats
 Grade each person out of 10 points
 Hand in your score sheet

11. Link

13.  Analyze The Other
Wes Moore as a
whole
 Write concisely
and clearly
A. Yes, completely
B. Mostly
C. Sort of
D. Not really
E. Not at all (I’m
lost!)

14. Due Thursday, October 29, in class:
 Reading Art Project and Paper (typed, hard copy due at
the beginning of class)
Due Thursday, October 29, at 11:55 p.m.:
 Submit the “Turning Points” assignment for half credit (if
you did not already turn it in)
 Post to the weekly discussion
Due Sunday, November 1, at 11:55 p.m.:
 Rough draft of Essay #3 to Turnitin
 “The Other ______” Assignment to Turnitin
 Respond to at least two students in the weekly discussion
Due Tuesday, November 3, at 11:55 p.m.:
 Peer reviews of Essay #3
Working on:
 2nd office visit on or before Tuesday, November 3rd

15.  Cassandra
 Alma
 Oscar
 Jeanette
 Keyra

16.  Jose
 Taylor
 Francisco
 Janet
 Brittany
 Maribel G.