Literature Circles

Knowledge Check & Introduction to Literature Circles- Part I

Lesson 3.1.2

Introduction to Literature Circles Part I

Learners can:

• recognize the role and purpose of a literature circle

• select a book for literature circles

• form a prediction about their literature circle book

• Your ELA course is designed to give you the opportunity to explore different stories from different authors.

• Many of them you read together in class, but sometimes, like in this unit, you get a choice.

• During this unit, you will complete a literature circle.

• Literature circles are a small group activity, where students read one book and examine that book in depth.

• Literature circles will function a little differently online.

Literature Circles

Literature circles will help you see yourself as a reader because literature circles allow student choice, collaboration, discussion, and independence. You and your peers have a chance to direct your learning and support each other.

Purpose

Along with discussing the book, you will complete different jobs that focus on reading comprehension. Each job will help you analyze the book from a different perspective.
Classmates who are reading the same book as you will benefit from seeing your perspectives and ideas. It will help them gain a deeper understanding of the book.

Lit Circle Jobs

Lit Circle Jobs

​Makes note of how characters change throughout that section of the novel and explain the purpose of each character in the book.

​Identify literary elements, record sentences, or define important unknown words based on their context

​Shares connections they made between the book and events from their own life, events and situations in the real world, or other texts, movies, shows, etc.

​Uses the characters in the story to write word problems or creates word problems based on information and events in the book.

​Researches information connected to the story

​Draws images that help illustrate the story and its characters

​Create interview questions for different characters in the novel and then answer them based on the character's perspective.

​Explain the main events in the section by writing a summary

• There are three pages in your ELA Notebook that will help during Lit Circles:

  • Reading Schedule (pg 90)

  • Lit Circle Notes (pgs 92-101)

  • Job Chart (pg 91)

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Literature Circle Resources

• The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt

• The Giver by Lois Lowry

• The Unteachables by Gordon Korman

• Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper

• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

• The Call of the Wild by Jack London

Literature Circle Books

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Which book are you going to read for Literature Circles?

The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt

The Giver by Lois Lowry

The Unteachables by Gordon Korman

Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

The Call of the Wild by Jack London

Knowledge Check

You CANNOT submit this section of your edio lesson blank!!!!

• ​As you begin this unit, you will answer the questions in the knowledge check component of your edio lesson to check your understanding of some grammar and writing concepts.

• It is okay if you do not know all the answers. Just try your best!

• The rest of class is time for you to work on your knowledge check

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Knowledge Check

• After you finish your Knowledge Check, the rest of class is Choice Time. You can be working on:

  • iReady Reading Practice

  • Silent Reading

  • Get help from Mrs. Massack

  • Overdue Edio Lessons

• Don't forget you cannot submit the Knowledge Check component blank today!!!!

Wrap Up and Choice Time