1. Literature Circles Objective: Increase students’ understanding of literature through meaningful analysis, discussion, and presentation. There will be a BIG final project!

2. Literature Circles are small groups of students who meet together to talk about books they have read. Each member of the group has a job with certain responsibilities. If the group is to work effectively, each person must do his job. Participation and self-control are important ingredients in successful Literature Circles.

3. Take Notes Topic: Lit. Circles Expectations  Expectations  Habits of Scholarliness  Different Roles  Expectations  Task  Meeting Guidelines  Set up Roles & Page Assignments  Group Project/Presentation

4. Scholar’s Expectations  Have intellectual courage by:  Taking risks  Respectfully challenging others  Actively participating  Display intellectual leadership:  Take the initiative  Encourage each other to accomplish the tasks  Tactfully challenge others to be thorough and insightful in their responses.

5. Habits of a Scholar…  Demonstrate intellectual humility  Practice scholarly behavior by listening actively; don’t interrupt others or have side conversations  Do not steal others’ opportunities to learn and think  Be open-minded  Show intellectual aggressiveness  Defend your thoughts with evidence after thoroughly reading, interpreting, and analyzing  Refer to the literature/text for evidence  Actively participate

6. Everyone has a job and task ① Discussion Director ② Passage Master ③ Summarizer ④ Connector ⑤ Investigator- (if more than four) ⑥ Illustrator- (if more than five) *Take notes of of the expectations/tasks for each job..

7. Discussion Director  Help all actively participate in the discussion.  Keep discussion focused- scholars stay on task. TASKS: 1)Create a double bubble map comparing two ideas. 2) 4+ UTS questions : 1)Theme 2)Change over Time 3)Plot, Character, Setting 4)Unanswered Questions 3)Share questions with group and write down their responses.

8. Passage Master  Help people notice the most interesting, funny, sad, puzzling or important sections. TASKS: 1)Choose 4+passages from the assigned reading. 2)Create a dialectical journal. (quotes on left; significance on right ) 3)Share your passages (reading aloud, ask a member to read, or have group silently read). 4)Discuss responses with group.

9. SUMMARIZER  Summarize BIG stuff.  Analyze its impact and discuss different causes and effects. TASKS: 1)Identify major events ( written summary ) 2)Create a Multi Flow Map (Cause & Effect) 3)Share your summary and thinking map

10. Connector  Connect the book to the real world. TASKS: 1.Create a Circle Map divided into four sections: 1.Self 2.Family 3.School 4.Community, society, or world 2.Make a connection for each quotation 3. Share circle map and write down two more connections from your group.

11. Investigator  Dig up background information:  Geography, culture, or history on setting.  Author’s life and other works  Pictures, objects, or maps that illustrate elements mentioned  NOT a formal research report. (Bring info that is not provided in the text but will help everyone understand the content).  Choose ideas that struck you as puzzling or curious. TASKS: 1.Identify topic to research 2.Use resources such as the Internet, library, or interview a person 3.Create a bubble or circle map to record the ideas you plan to share 4.Bring and share information your found.

12. Illustrator  Draw, paint, etc. some kind of picture related to the reading.  Be literal or symbolic; you may label your picture with words TASKS: 1.Create a flow map that shows the story in chronological order. Maybe: 1.Story board (Comic Strip) 2.Symbols or major events 3.Changes of mood over time 2.Picture = in COLOR. 3.Spend time on it.

13. Determine roles for each meeting Meeting 1 (5/13) Meeting 2 (5/20) Meeting 3 (5/27) Meeting 4 (6/3) Discussion Director Passage Master Summarizer Connector Investigator (as needed) Illustrator (as needed)