Literature Circles
Literature Circles
Literature Circles
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INTRO TO
LIT CIRCLES
Job descriptions
Expectations
Book choices
Map out Unit
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READING
Today we will read from page
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Brief discussion
Read
Complete job for the day
Journal entry of
thoughts/ideas/predictions
(10 line minimum)
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READING
Today we will read from page
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Brief discussion
Read
Complete job for the day
Journal entry of
thoughts/ideas/predictions
(10 line minimum)
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READING
Today we will read from page
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Brief discussion
Read
Complete job for the day
Journal entry of
thoughts/ideas/predictions
(10 line minimum)
9
READING
Today we will read from page
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Discussion
Read
Complete job for the day
Begin group portfolio
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READING
Today we will read from page
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Brief discussion
Read
Complete job for the day
Journal entry of
thoughts/ideas/predictions
(10 line minimum)
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READING
Today we will read from page
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Brief discussion
Read
Complete job for the day
Journal entry of
thoughts/ideas/predictions
(10 line minimum)
14
READING
Today we will read from page
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CHECKLIST
Brief discussion
Read
Complete job for the day
Journal entry of
thoughts/ideas/predictions
(10 line minimum)
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READING
Today we will read from page
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CHECKLIST
Brief discussion
Read
Complete job for the day
Journal entry of
thoughts/ideas/predictions
(10 line minimum)
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READING
Today we will read from page
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Discussion
Read
Complete job for the day
Work on group portfolio
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READING
Today we will read from page
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CHECKLIST
Brief discussion
Read
Complete job for the day
Journal entry of
thoughts/ideas/predictions
(10 line minimum)
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READING
Today we will read from page
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CHECKLIST
Brief discussion
Read
Complete job for the day
Journal entry of
thoughts/ideas/predictions
(10 line minimum)
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READING
Today we will read from page
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CHECKLIST
Brief discussion
Read
Complete job for the day
Journal entry of
thoughts/ideas/predictions
(10 line minimum)
22 FINISH THE BOOK
READING
Today we will read from page
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Brief discussion
Read
Complete job for the day
Journal entry of
thoughts/ideas/predictions
(10 line minimum)
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CHECKLIST
Final Discussion
Finish Group portfolio
Put together Plot Curves
Each student will take a different job each day to help complete the daily and weekly assignments for their groups novel.
DISCUSSION
DIRECTOR
Writes down
questions the group
might want to
discuss.
(minimum 2 per day)
WORD HUNTER
Writes down and
defines words that are
important to
understanding the
section, unknown,
and/or interesting
(at least 2 words per day)
ARTFUL ARTIST
Draws a picture of
something from the
section (character,
setting, scene,
prediction, etc.)
(1 per day)
SUMMARIZER
Sums up the section
concisely
(4-7 complete
sentences per day)
PASSAGE
PICKER
Selects an interesting or
important scene from the
section to discuss with the
group and explains why
they picked the particular
section.
(3-5 complete
sentences per day)
ISCUSSION IRECTOR
Writes down questions with answers from the reading for the day that the group might
want to discuss. (minimum 2 per day)
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Writes down and defines words that are important to understanding the section,
unknown, and/or interesting. (minimum 2 per day)
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RTFUL RTIST
Draws a picture of something from the section read for the day character, setting,
scene, prediction, etc. Please identify the chapter from which the depiction comes and
give it a title. (1 per day)
Chapter 12
A Surprise Visitor
UMMARIZER
Concisely sums up the section for the day in 4-7 complete sentences.
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ASSAGE ICKER
Selects an interesting or important scene from the section to discuss with the group and
explains why they picked the particular section. (3-5 complete sentences)
FOR EACH KEY:
Write a few key words that tell what the scene is about on the left side.
Write the page numbers of where the passage is found in the keyhole.
Write why you chose this scene on the lines of the key.
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I chose this scene because
this is when
Charlotte 87-90 really starts
to figure things out
and change. Before now she
has acted like
a spoiled child,
but now she
meets someone
who really
helps her see that
what she has understood to be the
norm before is possibly a big lie.
I am excited to see
what happens next. I have
a feeling that she
is about to make some true friends
among the crew with some men
I didnt think
were good guys before.