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Introduction to Literature Circles Challenged Book Project

What are Literature Circles? “professional book clubs" small discussion groups of students who are reading the same book each member has a job, which changes each meeting

Literature Circles Jobs Discussion Director Illustrator Literary Luminary Vocabulary Enricher Character Analyzer

DISCUSSION DIRECTOR: directs discussion prepares higher-level thinking questions that lead to discussion by the group

ILLUSTRATOR prepares picture related to reading —sketch, cartoon, diagram, flow-chart, or stick-figure scene explains rationale

LITERARY LUMINARY points out important passages within the reading interesting powerful funny puzzling important provides rationale

VOCABULARY ENRICHER completes vocabulary squares and learns meaning of the five words provided defines and discusses these words with the group teaches words to group

CHARACTER ANALYZER chooses a character and completes the character chart identifies the character’s physical and personality traits finds quotes to support them

GROUP EVALUATION At the end of each meeting, complete a group evaluation sheet. Be honest so that you can improve the next meeting!

SUMMARIES Each individual student writes important events of assigned reading on notebook paper. Summaries can be written in paragraph format or bullet points. Include any questions that you had about the reading on your summary page.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Decide as a group who is completing which questions. Choose two each for Discussions #1 and #2. Do all for #3. Complete individual written responses to discussion questions by due dates.

PROCEDURES Before Meeting Complete required reading Complete role/job sheets Complete discussion questions by due dates. Complete parts of final project

PROCEDURES During Meeting Discuss your role/job sheet Talk about anything interesting, confusing, exciting, etc. (everyone MUST participate) Share thoughts about discussion questions Discuss/compare research Work on Final Project

PROCEDURES After/At the End of Meeting Assign jobs and role sheets Job Wheel Complete Evaluation Sheet Group evaluation - discussion Turn in job sheets and evaluations

FINAL PROJECT PowerPoint Presentation Create a presentation for the school board promoting your book and defending free speech.

“CIRCLE TIME” - Model 15-30 minutes - share job responsibilities with group members and have an open conversation about the book 5 minutes – assign new jobs for next class meeting 10-15 minutes – share discussion question responses discuss/work on final project group evaluations

ASSESSMENT Based on: Role Sheets Evaluation Sheets Summaries Discussion Question Responses Final Project

PENALTIES During your first group meeting, decide on penalties for: Absent students Incomplete job sheets Non-participation Remember, you will lose points and/or have more work to do if other students don’t do their part.