Introduction to Literature Circles BARRIE LITERATURE 8
TYPE 1 P.5 (bot) – 9/9/2015 – Type 1 – Literature Circles “Write 5 lines about Literature Circles.”
What are Literature Circles? Literature Circles are small reading groups. Each group consists of 4 or 5 students. Each group gets to choose its OWN book to read.
What are Literature Circles? Each group reads will have reading deadlines that are unique to the book they are reading. You will have time in class to read, but you will also need to read at home to complete the readings. Once a week (usually on Thursdays), groups get together to talk about what they’re reading.
How Literature Circles Work In preparation for each week’s Literature Circles meeting, students READ their assigned pages/chapters and complete one of FIVE Literature Circles jobs.
Literature Circles Jobs Discussion Director Writes high-level questions to be used for group discussions Connector Takes events from the book and connects them to real-life experiences
Literature Circles Jobs Literary Luminary Finds important and interesting passages in the text to share with the group. Summarizer Summarizes the section of the book that was assigned. Illustrator Illustrates scenes from the book
Literature Circles Meetings Students find a spot in the classroom to meet. They bring their books and completed job sheets. Students talk about what they read, and they share, one at a time, their job sheets. During meetings, it’s everyone’s job to………talk!
Literature Circles BOOKS HIDDEN GIRL SYLVIA & AKI BELIEVE MOCKINGBIRD STOLEN into SLAVERY