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LITERATURE CIRCLES

LITERATURE CIRCLES. Literature circles bring together two potent ideas:. Independent reading Cooperative learning. Students choose own reading materials. DISTINCTIVE FEATURES. Small temporary groups formed based on book choice. Different groups read different books.

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LITERATURE CIRCLES

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  1. LITERATURE CIRCLES • Literature circles bring together two potent ideas: • Independent reading • Cooperative learning

  2. Students choose own reading materials DISTINCTIVE FEATURES Small temporary groups formed based on book choice Different groups read different books Groups meet on regular, predictable schedule to discuss their reading Students use written or drawn notes to guide both their reading and discussion Discussion topics come from the students

  3. DISTINCTIVE FEATURES Group meetings are open, natural conversations about books Students can play a rotating assortment of task roles Teacher is a facilitator, not a group member or instructor Evaluation is by teacher observation and student self-evaluation A spirit of playfulness and fun pervades the room Readers share with their classmates when books are finished, then new groups form around new reading choices

  4. How long should the circle run? PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR LITERATURE CIRCLES Each cycle takes about three weeks, which means there’s about two books read in each literature circle.

  5. PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR LITERATURE CIRCLES How many classes can be engaged during the same term? Ideally, no more than six.

  6. PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR LITERATURE CIRCLES How many titles are required? About six of each.

  7. PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR LITERATURE CIRCLES How do you go about choosing a book? Choicesare nominated and students choose the order they wantto read in.

  8. WHAT IS THE CLASSROOM TEACHER’S ROLE IN ALL THIS? To work collaboratively with the Teacher Librarian. Allocate roles to students in the group. Enforce the information skills process which means small group presentation to the whole class group at end of the circle.

  9. Brainstorm what questions are to be answered from the reading of the text CENTRING THE LITERATURE CIRCLE AROUND THE INFORMATION SKILLS PROCESS Keep readinglogs Locate answers through reading Discussion often leads to new questions

  10. Synthesis of answers (pull things together from a variety of places and put them together to make something new that is your own) Organise and evaluate information then present to class aurally or in a written form CENTRING THE LITERATURE CIRCLE AROUND THE INFORMATION SKILLS PROCESS

  11. INFORMATION SKILLS PROCESS Recognise a need for information Be able to identify what information is required Locate required information Know what information you’re looking for Evaluate the information Organise and use information effectively

  12. OUTCOMESBy taking part in a literature circle you will: Read a book of your choice with a group who have also chosen this book Brainstorm with your group to identify questions you will answer in your reading Discuss the book and work out a shared understanding of it Pass on this understanding to the whole class group, therefore working through all the steps in the information skills process.

  13. TO ACHIEVE THE OUTCOMES YOU WILL: Choose a book Play a role in discussions of the book Keep a diary of your response to the book Present as a group, a five minute response to the book

  14. EVALUATION Teacher evaluates by observation during discussions and marking of reading logs. Students evaluate their own progress at the end of the literature circle.

  15. SUMMARY OF ROLES • Discussion Director • Summariser • Literary Luminary • Illustrator • Investigator • Vocabulary Enricher

  16. Directs the discussion. Helps people talk over the big ideas in the reading and share their reactions. Could be thoughts, feelings and concerns which arise. ROLES in a LITERATURE CIRCLE Discussion Director

  17. ROLES in a LITERATURE CIRCLE Summariser • Prepares a brief summary of “today’s reading” which conveys the main highlights or the key points in the pages read.

  18. ROLES in a LITERATURE CIRCLE Literary Luminary • Locate parts of the text to read aloud to the group. Could be interesting, powerful, funny, puzzling or important.

  19. ROLES in a LITERATURE CIRCLE Illustrator • Draw some kind of picture related to the reading. Could be sketch, cartoon, diagram, flow-chart or stick-figure scene.

  20. ROLES in a LITERATURE CIRCLE Connector • Find connections between the book and the outside world. School, community, events in other times or places.

  21. ROLES in a LITERATURE CIRCLE Investigator • Dig up one piece of background information on any topic related to the book - geography, weather, culture, author, time period, history of book’s setting.

  22. ROLES in a LITERATURE CIRCLE Vocabulary Enricher • On the look out for a few especially important words in today’s reading - puzzling, unfamiliar, repeated a lot, unusual.

  23. LITERARY CIRCLES THE END

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