REMINDERS:
- Tuesday is picture day.
- No Block this week.
EQ: How should you approach your Lit Circle in order to make it a beneficial experience?
Literature Circles Roles
Summarizer: Your
job is to write a summary of at least one page covering all the important
events from the assigned reading and explaining why these events were
significant. How did they change the characters? How did they develop
themes?
Discussion Director: Your
job is to write down at least five questions for discussion. These questions
should be open-ended (not "yes/no" questions) and designed to spark
interesting discussion. Questions that are controversial or require students to
think about what they would do in a situation that relates to the story are
good conversation starters. You also
must write a 3-5 sentence response to each of your questions to share with your
circle after they have had a chance to answer.
During the discussion, your job is to encourage all group
members to participate by involving them in the discussion, to ask follow-up
questions when conversation lags, and to be sure that every participant has a
chance to present his or her preparation.
*When you don’t know what to say…
Sentence Starters for Discussions
Relate to Personal
Experience:
1. If I were__________, I would ______________
because_______.
2. I am a lot like ___________ because____________.
3. This scene in the novel reminds me of ___________.
4. I would like to be like _________ because
he/she_____________.
5. My experience is similar/different because _____.
6. I understand how you feel because _____.
7. If I could introduce one character to my family or
friends, it would be __________.
Go to the Text:
1. What evidence do you have from the book that leads you to
believe that_____?
2. How do you know that_____?
3. Can you show me where it says __________?
4. Remember the part when _______?
5. The author creates conflict when __________.
Ask a Question:
1. What do you mean when you say __________?
2. Why do you think that __________?
3. Can you give an example?
4. Why does ________ do __________?
5. I think _______ is confusing because _________.
6. If I could ask __________ one question, this would be my
question:
7. Why does the author __________?
Express an Opinion:
1. I agree that _____ because _____.
2. I think that _____ because _____.
3. I disagree with _________'s actions
because___________.
4. I like the way the author uses __________
because__________.
5. If ___________ had not done ___________, I
think__________.
6. I like _______, because____________.
7. I would be embarrassed to introduce _____ to my family
because_______.
8. I want to tell the author of the story that ___________.
9. I just hate that _________ because ___________.
Speculate:
1. If I could change anything in the story I
would change ________ because________.
2. I wonder if ________________.
3. I
wish that _________________.
4. I would like to give the following advice
to___________:
5. If only ___________ had _________ I think he/she would have
___________
Connector:
Your job is to find at least four connections between the
story and the world/present. These connections might relate to current events,
personal experiences, movies or other books, or anything else that relates to
the story in some way. Write a paragraph explanation of each connection (4-8
paragraphs total).
During the literature circle, present each connection to
your group, and ask them if they can provide additional connections for this
section of the text.
Literary Luminary: Your job is to
compile at least four quotations from the reading that you think are
significant or include interesting/poetic language. Be sure to use MLA format
for your citations. For each quote, write a paragraph discussing what the quote
means and what role it plays in the story. (4 paragraphs total)
During the Literature Circle, you will read each quotation
to your group, then ask your group what they notice about the quotation, what
they think it means, and what role the quotation plays in the story.
Literary Terms Expert: Your job is to
write down at least four examples of magical realism and figurative language
(metaphors, similes, symbolism, etc.). Be sure to use MLA format for your
citations. For each example, write a paragraph discussing the example's meaning
and what role it plays in the story. (4 paragraphs total)
During the Literature Circles, share these examples with
your group and ask them to discuss their meaning before you offer your
answers.
**We will group up by books and we will make adjustments for those that happen to be the only one who read a certain novel.
You will be graded on:
- participation in group discussion (5 points)
- depth of understanding (5 points)
- following the directions for your assigned role(s) (10 points
NO HOMEWORK
