Introduction:
What is Literature Circle?
A literature circle is a students' equivalent of an adult book club,
but with greater structure, expectation and rigor. The aim is to
encourage thoughtful discussion and a love of reading in young people.
The true intent of literature circles is "to allow students to practice
and develop the skills and strategies of good readers.Discussion Leader
This role involves developing a list of questions that the group might
discuss about the section of the novel to be discussed for that meeting.
Connector
This role involves locating several significant passages in the novel and connecting these passages to real life
Summarizer
This role involves preparing a brief summary of the reading that was
assigned for that day's meeting. The summary should include the main
ideas or events to remember, major characters, symbols or other
significant highlights of the passage.
Passage Picker
The role of passage picker is to discuss all important things, that found in the selection and to explain those inspirational message, the best example of this is the quotes that found in the selection.
Illustrator
As the term implies, this job entails drawing, sketching, or painting a
picture, portrait or scene relating to the appropriate section of the
novel.
Story Mapper
The role of story mapper is to create or to discuss the sequence of the story from the introduction to denouement.
Vocabulary Enricher
The role of vocabulary enricher is to get those unfamiliar words that found in the selection and to give the description or the meaning of the words.
Documentor
The role of documentor is to document or to tell what they discussed and happen to the group the time that they exchange an idea to each other.
Discussion Leader
1. What does the necklace symbolize?
Quinicon: Greed/desire for what one cannot have, differences in social classes, dishonesty, Mme. L's 'fakeness' or want of material things
2. What is the plot of "The Necklace"?
Bagallon: This story is about a woman who unhappy with her social life. New conflicts take place after one conflict is resolved.
3. In the plot chart who are the characters?
Napoles:
Mme. Loisel- protagonist -- Dynamic Character
MrLoisel
MmeForestier
POV- 3rd person limited
4. What is the point of view of the story?
Polosan: This short story is told from the 3rd person limited point of view. The author focuses on Mme. Loisel's thoughts and feelings.
5. What is the theme of "The Necklace"?
Calunod: People should be happy with what they have, and honesty is the best policy
- Escote, Jerrynold
Connector
For us “The Necklace” is one of the best story that we ever had. This story is all about to a woman who born to a blunder of destiny in family of employees. If we relate this story in a real life. Mme. Loisel is like a ignorant girl, that she can’t make his own decision and always depend to those people that sorround her.
In this world we can see a woman like Mme. Loisel that never contented to what she had, always pretend that she and her family can afford to buy anything that she like but in reality they can’t.
Those who already read this story and to those are not, always remember that a wise man or woman is contented to what he or she has and can make his or her own decision, but the ignorant man or woman is not contented to what he or she has and always follows the public opinion.
- Gabutan, Jasmine
Vocabulary Enricher
Blunder (noun)
- mistake or error
- a bad or stupid mistake
- “ She was born by a blunder of destiny in a family of employees.”
Dowry (noun)
- The property that a woman brings to her husband in marriage.
- “ She had no dowry…”
Delicacy (noun)
- Something pleasing to eat that is rare or a luxury.
- “ She suffered intensely, feeling herself born for every delicacy and every luxury.”
Coquettish (adjective)
- characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner.
- “ on the coquettish little rooms.”
Intoxicated (adjective)
- mentally or emotionally exhilarated.
- “ She dance with delight, with passion, and intoxicated with pleasure.”
- Quinicon, Marjorie
Passage Picker
“How singular life is, how changeable! What a little thing it takes to save you or to lose you.”
This passage tells that life is changeable and nobody knows what happen in the future and Looking at life, we notice how it changes and how it continually moves between extremes and contrasts.
We notice rise and fall, success and failure, loss and gain; we experience honor and contempt, praise and blame; and we feel how our hearts respond to all that happiness and sorrow, delight and despair, disappointment and satisfaction, fear and hope. And no one can change it.
- Albaracin, Julios
THE NECKLACE
She was one of the pretty and charming girls, born by a blunder of destiny in a family of employees. She married by a little clerk of Department of Education. Her name is Loisel.
One evening her husband came in with a proud air, holding in his hand a large envelope.
“There.” Her husband said, “There’s something for you.”
She quickly tore the paper and took out of it a printed card which bore these words: -
“The Minister of Education and Mme. Georges Rampouneau beg M. and Mme. Loisel to do them the honor to pass the evening with them at the palace of the Ministry, on Monday, January 18.”
Instead to be happy, Mme. Loisel didn’t accept the invitation and decided give it to the other women. Her husband decided to give her a money or 400 francs to buy a dress for the party.
The day of the party drew near; Mme. Loisel seemed sad, restless, and anxious. Yet her dress was ready. Her husband noticed that, and one evening her husband said to her: -
“What’s the matter? Come, now, you have been quite queer these last three days.”
She answered that, she doesn’t have any jewel or single stone. Her husband almost cries to say that she can barrow to her friend Mme. Forester. And Mme. Loisel goes to the house of Mme. Loisel to borrow some jewels.
In the house of Mme. Forester, she saw a lot of jewels in the little casket, but when she saw the superb necklace of diamonds, and her heart began to beat with boundless desire. She sprang to her friend’s neck, kissed her with adore, and then escaped with her treasure.
The day of the party arrived, Mme. Loisel was a success. She was the prettiest of them all. All the men were looking at her and wanted to dance with her. She went away about four in the morning.
In that time she noticed that she doesn’t have Mme. Forester’s diamond necklace.After searching for a week, they realize they must replace the necklace.
They use their entire savings, and even take out loans to pay for the replacement diamond necklace. Now they have no money and must both work tirelessly to pay off their debts.
Years later, Matilda is withered and worn from working so hard. She runs into her friend on the street one day and confesses to her that they replaced the necklace, and the means by which they did it. In return her friend explained that the necklace was not real diamonds, and was only worth 500 francs and not the 36,000 francs they had paid to replace it.
- Polosan, Jenny bebb
Story Mapper
Introduction:
She was one of the pretty and charming girls, born by a blunder of destiny in a family of employees. She married by a little clerk of Department of Education. Her name is Loisel.
Rising Action:
One evening her husband came in with a proud air, holding in his hand a large envelope.
“There.” Her husband said, “There’s something for you.”
She quickly tore the paper and took out of it a printed card which bore these words: - “The Minister of Education and Mme. Georges Rampouneau beg M. and Mme. Loiseltodoes them the honor to pass the evening with them at the palace of the Ministry, on Monday, January 18.”
Climax:
She borrowed a diamond necklace to Mme. Forester and in the day of the party she was the prettiest woman of them all. After the party she noticed that she lose the diamond necklace of Mme. Forester.
Falling Action:
After searching for week, she and his husband decided to replaced it and they borrow money to buy new necklace works for ten years to pay off necklace Mme. Loisel becomes more appreciative and content.
Denouement:
Mme. Forestier tells Mme. Loisel the necklace was fake!!
- Napoles, Ruby Rose
Documentor
Before we read this story some of us already read this and he shared what he knows.
When we read this story, we shared different ideas about the selection. Some of us tell that this story made them responsible and it reminds them how to be contented to what they have.
After that we assigned our selves in different tasks:
Jerrynold Escote is assigned to be the Discussion Leader
Jasmine Gabutan is the Connector
Marjorie Quinicon is the Vocabulary Enricher
Julios Albaracin is the Passage Picker
Jenny bebb Polosan is the Summarizer
Ruby Rose Napoles is the Story Mapper
Jerecson Calunod is the Illustrator
Shella Mae Bagallon is the Scene Stealer
Mary Jane Aleñar is the Documentor.
- Aleñar, Mary Jane
WE ARE THE STRIKERS GROUP
