Activity

Literature Circles

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Keeping readers focused during literature discussion circles can sometimes be a challenge. Check out this worksheet that ensures accountability by establishing six very specific, very different roles for group members: facilitator, literary luminary, connector, character captain, artful adventurer, and vocabulary enricher. The worksheet includes detailed requirements for each role and an assignment chart to track who played what role in each circle meeting.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Ideas
  • Create a forum thread for each novel on the class blog so readers can post their comments and respond to the comments of others
Classroom Considerations
  • Group members are expected to serve in each of the six roles at least once
  • The worksheet may be used with any text
Pros
  • Each role requires close and careful reading 
  • Questions encourage readers to interpret the text and to make connections between the text and the outside world
Cons

Common Core