Literacy Circle Roles

What does a Word Wizard do?

• Look up words that are important to understand the text.

• Look up words you do not know their meaning even if they seem insignificant.

• Draw a picture.

• Write down questions to ask so that you will have a better discussion.

Your job is to prepare a brief summary of today’s reading. Your group discussion will start with your 1-2 minute statement that covers the key points, main highlights, and general idea of today’s reading assignment

• Literary Luminary

• Summarizer

• Illustrator

• Word Wizard

Your job is to develop a list of questions that your group might want to discuss about this part of the book.

This role connects by: •

Your own past experiences

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Happenings at school or in the community

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Stories in the news

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Similar events at other times and places

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Other people or problems that you are reminded of

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Between this book and other writings on the same topic or by the same author

• Summarizer

• Discussion Director

• Conductor

• Connector

What does the illustrator do?

• Draw pictures they like.

• Draw pictures that are connected to the text.

• Create a list of words to look up.

• They research interesting facts.

Your job is to locate a few special sections or quotations in the text for your group to talk over.

• Literary Luminary

• Word Wizard

• Detective

Your job is to dig up some background information on any relevant topic related to your book.

• Researcher

• Word Wizard

• Literary Luminary

• Summarizer

It is acceptable for a group member to have the same role every time we have lit circle commitments.

• True

• False

The main goal us to prepare us for a discussion including all three books.

• True

• False

WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY A POTENTIAL NAME FOR MICKEY MOUSE?

• Mortimer

• Mimey

• Mikey

• Mildred