Or you may use some of the general discussion questions below to develop topics for your group. While your literature circle is meeting, the discussion director will keep this cover sheet and record students names, job titles, and if they completed their portion of the literature circle assignment. Choose a literature circle role see below for the first litcircle. Some possible literature circle agreements everyone should ask 34 questions pay attention listen attentively the discussion director should be the facilitator also everyone should have a turn to talk dont make fun of anyone. There are several d uties associated with this role. Literature circles voice and choice in the student centred classroom. Your job is to create a list of at least five questions for your group to discuss about your assigned reading. Personally, i found that assigning roles prevented deeper discussion of the book. Below you will find a description of each of the roles that you will take part in during the course of these literature circles.
Literature circle role circle one discussion director. To be sure all students understand the literature circle, complete the first two chapters as a large group with you acting as the discussion director and the. You can list your questions before, during, or after your reading. Director, researcher, quiz master, sketch artist, summariser.
Your job is to create a list of questions your group can use to discuss the part of the book you are currently reading. Discussion director your job is to discuss important parts of the text with your group by asking questions. Word finder students find and define unknown or interesting vocabulary words to share with the group. Assign literature circle roles or allow students to select an available role card preselect specific roles to meet the goals of the activity. In shared text nonfiction discussion circles, every student in the circle reads the same text but each student prepares a different role. Some students enjoy having roles within their literature circles, although many teachers find literature circles with roles to be less effective with students who arent already motivated to read. Review with students that they are going to complete a literature circle for the book wringer by jerry spinelli.
Differentiated literature circle roles and learning targets. Often, literature circles are enhanced with extra assignments making time lines to help understand the book better, or. Students demonstrate how to conduct literature circles. Literature circle role cards are also available in printed. Writes a summary of how the group didillustration section included. Write 3 questions that you can ask the group about the text. Discussion director lead, facilitate, and direct discussion. Introduction to literature circles challenged book project what are literature circles. Literature circles enable you to discuss class readings together within a smaller group of four students. Literature circles as support for language development t. Literature response question cards discussion director steps. Read the literature circles overview to learn specific protocols with a trackrecord of success. There is some live action, as well as a scripted section that was written by a student. To learn more, read harvey danielss book literature circles.
Introduce students to the concept of a literature circle and the five roles, below, in this particular activity. Discussion director worksheet is suitable for 3rd 6th grade. Literature circle role sheet ipad literature circles. Using questions to generate discussion can lead to students simply reading their questions in the circle, one after the other without anyone taking the time to answer the questions. The summarizer prepares a summary of the main points of the days reading. Literature circles planner a literature circle is a group of students that are reading the same book.
Develop a solid discussion question for each type of question listed. The discussion directors task, for example, could be to develop at. Examples of five individual roles are discussion director, literary luminary, illustrator, summarizer, and vocabulary enricher daniels and steineke 2004. The best questions will come from your own thoughts, feelings, and ideas about this section of. Diligently record your ideas on your literature circle notes respectfully hold each member accountable for work, contributions to discussion, and ongoing participation illuminator roles of literature circle members. Lliitteerraattuurree cciirrcclleess uusseerr gguuiiddee. Here are five worksheets that students can use to support their participation and preparation for literature circles. Here are the five roles that each student would have while in a literature circle. I can follow agreedupon rules for class discussions, track progress towards stated goals, and define individual roles if needed. Usually the best discussion questions come from your own thoughts. The best questions will come from your own thoughts, feelings, and ideas about this section of the book. Preparing for discussion literature circles resource center.
How does the character remind you of yourself, another character or someone you know. Responsible for bringing thoughprovoking questions stemming from the text that will encourage educated conversation about the text. First, the discussion director is responsible for guiding the literature circle through the discussion of the selected. Connector students connect an event in the book to an event in their own life or that of someone they know. The discussion director guides the group discussion by posing relevant. Discussion director, literary luminary, vocabulary enricher, illustrator, connector and summarizer. Dont laugh at what anyone says, dont say mean things about what anyone says if you read ahead, keep it a secret. Write questions were your group can find the information right there in the text or they have to read between the lines. The roles include discussion director, connector, word wizard, wordsmith and summariser. Discussion director summarizer illustrator literary luminary when doing historical fiction, the roles of fact finder or time liner are most appropriate. You can do a practice run of a discussion if students are unsure of how to proceed. Literature circle journals save teachers time by pulling together predetermined roles appropriate for a leveled book. Discussion director character vocabulary enricher literary luminary analyzer illustrator. Free printables for literature circles laura candler.
To prompt student thinking, the following role cards may be used. These literature circle worksheets provide a basic approach to getting started. Meaningful, interpretive, and evaluative analysis, discussion, and presentation. These roles can be separated or combined, based on the needs of your students. Central to any literature circles endeavor will be introducing students to the roles so that they clearly understand their responsibiltiies within the group discussion. Write questions that will really make your group think. Illustrator connector word watcher discussion director summarizer. A literature circle is a small group instructional approach to support the development of comprehension, independence and enjoyment. You may group by interest level, reading level, or both. Colourcoded role cards allow the teacher to see at a glance that all roles are represented within the group. What do i have to do to prepare for literature circles. Students run their own discussions and remain on task. Literature circle roles discussion director creates questions to increase comprehension asks who, what, why, when, where, how, and what if vocabulary enricher clarifies word meanings and pronunciations uses research resources literary luminary guides oral reading for a purpose examines figurative language, parts of. Differentiated literature circle roles and learning targets as a member of the literature circle.
Your job is to create a list of questions your group can use to discuss the part. Each student has a specific role to play when it is their turn to lead the discussion. Role cards for literature circles discussion director connector. Literature circle question cards to assist in writing fat questions literature circle evaluation form to be used with literature packet reading response questions. What do you think the author wants you to learn from reading this story. Postit notes the best though unintentional invention for literature circles is the postit note. In this video, the teacher leads a literature circle to engage students in deeper understanding of the text.
The discussion director will report this information back to the teacher. The discussion director reminds the group to keep on track and encourages others to participate. Roles discussion director passage master word wizard summarizer connector. Literature circle role sheets are a great way to keep groups organized and on task.
During the literature circle meeting, the passage picker will call attention to those passages for further discussion. Literature circle golden rules groups are formed based on the selection of books. Each week, youll prepare for one of the roles in the quarter 3 assignments document based on the schedule below. Literature circles support students to be responsible for their learning. Preparing for discussion adapted from chapter 5 getting started with literature circles. Youll then share your insights with your group in class.
Select a novel from offered choices or by criteria given by teacher. Literature circles department of education and training. For more information, ch eck one of these resources. Using questions to generate discussion can lead to students simply reading their questions in the circle, one after the other without. Predicts what will happen next at two separate stopping points during literature circle reading time. Your job is to write a list of questions that your group might want to discuss about this part of the book. Before you begin the literature circle activities, you will need to determine the following. When they meet, they discuss the parts of the book they have read and plan for the next session. Voice and choice in the studentcentered classroom stenhouse1994 lit circle notes. Create a graphic novel of the book or selected section of the. Voice and choice in the studentcentered classroom stenhouse1994.
The implementation of literature circles is outlined in many of our reading workshops. Discussion director the discussion director selects an interesting main idea or event for the group to discuss. These role sheets include the roles and space to complete the roles with directions. Connector students connect an event in the book to an event in their own life.
Complete the thinking through the levels of a story worksheet. I can prepare for a class discussion and participate by referring to my findings during discussion. Inexperienced literature circles benefit from a more dominant selfdriven learner facilitating the discussion discussion director in early meetings. If that happens, you may need to teach some strategies for using questions as a focus for real conversation click here to learn more about teaching. Literature circle question cards to assist in writing fat questions literature circle evaluation form to be. Discussion director students write highlevel questions to be used during group discussion. Literature circle preparation form for introducing lit circles literature response question cards. Reading az also provides all the resources you need for literature circles with any book. Special emphasis is placed on visualizing the procedure for running a literature circle, the eight possible student roles i. Can you relate to the main characters conflicts or problems. Inexperienced literature circles benefit from a more dominant selfdriven learner facilitating the discussion discussion director in.
The presenter discusses the twelve key ingredients of literature circles. Wringer literature circle unit humane society of the. Literature circle roles discussion director the discussion director asks questions to increase comprehension. Students each have a specific role when using this strategy. The discussion director asks questions to increase comprehension. Many roles are possible in literature circles, and because roles change often, students can respond to the text in a variety of different ways. Literature circles provide a meaningful way for students to participate in accountable talk while they respond to text in meaningful ways. A literature circle is a small group instructional approach to support the. Students form cooperative groups to read, discuss, and respond to a novel. The discussion director this job entails the student coming up with a list of questions that the group may want to discuss about the chapter they are reading.
In this literature circles discussion director worksheet, students develop a list of 6 questions to discuss in their literature circles pertaining to the their reading assignment. Review all role sheets together and choose a role not previously performed. Your job is to develop a list of questions that your group might want to discuss about this part of the book. Literature circle role descriptions literature circle discussion prompt. Literature circles are a fun and effective way to get kids excited about reading, and they. Literature circles are small studentled group discussions in which each group member has a specific role and has prepared for the discussion according to that role. We will use 57 roles check with your teacher to find out which roles you will use for this circle. Student name job title work completed marine freibrun. Voice and choice in the student centered classroom by harvey daniels.
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