Literature Circle #1
Due Tuesday Nov. 17 in class
Directions:
- If you are in period 2, click here to see which role you will have this time.
- If you are in period 3, click here to see which role you will have this time.
- Complete your assignment based on your group's current reading selection (in other words, focus your assignment on the most recent set of pages your group should be reading. If you are ahead of the reading selection, make sure to not give away upcoming events in the plot. If you are behind on the reading, you should catch up.
- You are NOT allowed to use your computer during literature circles. If you type your assignment, you must print it before class. Otherwise, you must hand-write your assignment on a piece of paper.
- You will hand in your lit circle assignment as soon as the discussion is over.
Roles:
- Literary Luminary: Mark any words, lines, or sections of the story that “stick out” for you. These passages might be important, puzzling, curious, provocative, dubious, or well written - whatever grabs your attention. Cite 5 parts of the text to talk about with your group, and write at least 5 sentences describing why you picked each part (at least one sentence description for each selection).
- Connector: Make text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections. What were your feelings and responses to this text? Did it remind you of past experiences, people or events in your life? Did it make you think of anything happening in the news, around school, in other stories or books you have read? Write down at least 5 connections to talk about with your group.
- Summarizer: Prepare a comprehensive summary of the reading assignment. Pay close attention to how characters and plot change in each reading section. The summarizer always goes first during group discussions to remind everyone of what they read. Write at least 6 sentences to summarize the text.
- Question Master: What questions came to mind while you were reading this text? Were there things you wondered about, doubted, or didn’t understand? Write at least 5 open-ended discussion questions to guide your group.