Literature Circles

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Literature Circles
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• 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.

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Questioner/Discussion Director
Your job is to develop a list of questions that
your group will want to discuss about the piece.
Dont worry about the small details your job is
to help people talk over the big ideas in the
reading and share feelings. Usually the best
questions come from your own thoughts and ideas
as you read.
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Sample Questions

• What did you like and dislike about the story?
• What was the topic or theme?
• Did anything surprise you?
• How did you feel about
• the characters?

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Text Connector
Your job is to connect the text to something in
life or to another text. Does this story remind
you of anything? Identify whether your connection
is text to text(TT) or text to life (TL).
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Artful Artist/Illustrator
Your job is to draw anything about the piece you
liked. You may also draw something as a response
to the reading. -Character -Setting -Problem -
Exciting Part -Surprising Part When your group
meets, dont say what your drawing is. Let them
guess and talk about it. Then you can tell them
about it.
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Summarizer
Your job is to write a brief summary of the
story. That means that you are retelling the key
points in a shorter version. Include the main
ideas, but leave out small details.
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Character Analyzer
Your job is to choose a character and write a
response about him/her. Does this character
remind you of anyone? What is your opinion of
the character? What does he look like, and what
does he do? Identify some of the characters
traits and give evidence from the story to
support your ideas.
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Your Assignment

• Choose a fairytale.
• Designate your literature circle role.
• Take turns reading the text one paragraph each,
  unless the paragraph is short.
• Discuss the story.
• Complete your designated role.

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Word Finder
Write down any words you dont know. Also write
down words the author used that you think are
especially interesting or vivid. Use a dictionary
to find word meanings. When your group meets,
help your group members talk about the words you
have chosen.
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Passage Picker
Your job is to pick parts of the piece that you
want to read aloud to your group. You might
choose a - Good Part - Interesting Part
- Confusing Part - Funny Part - Important
Part - Surprising Part - Scary Part - Good
Description -Good Writing Sample
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Remember

• Do your job with excellence!
• Do your part to enable your group to have a
  meaningful conversation about your book.
• Stay on topic as you talk.
• Share your ideas and enjoy the conversation.