LITERATURE CIRCLES

A Literature Circle is a structure for getting students to talk about a novel with their peers as they read it together. Students are in charge of the discussion and the decision of how many pages will be read before the next discussion. There are between four to six students in each literature circle, and each member rotates one of the following jobs throughout the project: Discussion Director, Literary Luminary, Character Captain, Connector, Artistic Adventurer, and Vocabulary Enricher. The students really love the approach because they are empowered with so much choice and get to "run" the show.

  1. Literature Circles Great, brief and clear explanation of literature circles and how they work
  2. Literature Circle Strategies for High School Classrooms -- Amazingly rich site
  3. Lit Circle Notes: Introduction -- Excellent guiding questions for each role
  4. Literature Circles
  5. Literature Circles Resource Center
  6. LiteratureCircles.com
  7. Literature Circle Assignment
  8. Literature Circle Evaluation Rubric
  9. Poetry Circle Literary Functions
  10. Poetry Circle Method and Roles
  11. Literature Circles: Poetry for Pleasure

    OTHER ACTIVE LITERATURE STUDY STRATEGIES

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  13. Beowulf Kamishibais
  14. Teacher's Guide to Kamishibai
  15. Using Creative Dramatics


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