Researcher
Your job is to present factual, background
information regarding related topics, events, culture, or required knowledge
that group members will need in order to fully connect with the text.
Often our novels are set in historic times or
include events or characters that are reflective of real events and people.
You will present first, as your facts may help to
shed some light on the story’s events, setting and characters.
You will hand in at least one page of research on your topics. Please include a list of sources for your research.
*Citations
should include the line from the book that contained the word, and the page
number at the end in parentheses. Example: Line 34 (117)
Discussion Director
You will be
the group’s leader for the meeting. Please run the meeting as follows:
1. Start by reviewing which pages were
assigned and which group member was responsible for which roles.
2. One at a time, ask your group members
to present their work (begin with the Researcher). After each presentation, ask
the group if they have any questions for that presenter.
3. Once everyone has presented, then
it’s your turn to present.
Your job for
the readings is to write down 6-8 questions for discussion. These questions should be open-ended,
“thick” questions (not "yes/no" questions) and designed to spark
interesting discussion. Think of questions that are controversial or
require students to think about what they would do in a situation.
You also must
write a 1-2 paragraph response to
each of your questions to share with your circle after they have had a chance
to answer. Your responses don’t have to be “right, but they should add to and
encourage discussion.
During the
discussions, your job is to encourage
all group members to participate by involving them in the discussion, to ask follow-up
questions when conversation lags, and to be sure that every participant has a
chance to present his or her preparation.
4. At the end of each meeting, it is
your job to collect the group’s work, record the assignments on the Table of
Contents, and put them into your group’s binder.
*Citations
should include the line from the book that contained the word, and the page
number at the end in parentheses. Example: Line 34 (117)
Illustrator
Your job is to
create an image that relates to the assigned reading.
Consider
drawing a picture, downloading images from the internet, creating a collage,
etc.
On the back of
the image, write an explanation of
how the image relates to the reading (one full paragraph) and devise a question
for discussion relating to the image.
During the
Literature Circle, show your group the image without reading the explanation.
Ask your group to discuss how they think the image relates to the reading. Then,
read your explanation and ask your discussion question.
*Citations
should include the line from the book that contained the word, and the page
number at the end in parentheses. Example: Line 34 (117)
Literary Luminary
Your job is to compile at least six
quotations from the reading that you think are significant or include
interesting/poetic language.
Be sure to
include citations*.
For each quote, write a paragraph discussing
what the quote means and what role it plays in the story (6 paragraphs total).
During the
Literature Circle, you will read each quotation to your group, then ask your
group what they notice about the quotation, what they think it means, and what
role the quotation plays in the story.
*Citations should
include the line from the book that contained the word, and the page number at
the end in parentheses. Example: Line 34 (117)
Literary Terms Expert
Your job is to
write down at least eight examples of literary terms (metaphors, similes, symbolism,
etc).
Be sure to use
citations*.
For each
example, discuss the example's meaning in 2-3 sentences, and describe what role
it plays in the story.
During the
Literature Circles, share these examples with your group and ask them to
discuss.
*Citations
should include the line from the book that contained the word, and the page
number at the end in parentheses. Example: Line 34 (117)
Word Wizard
You are to
serve as a lexicographer, generating a list of at least eight words from the text that you believe are worth
knowing. The words you pick should be words that were unknown to you before, or
familiar words used in unfamiliar or unusual ways.
For each word,
generate the following:
1) the part of
speech based on how it is used in the text (noun, verb, etc.)
2) an
easy-to-understand definition
3) three synonyms
(words that mean the same)
4) a small,
simple graphic or illustration to help remember the word.
5) the line and
page # where you found the word
When it is
your turn to present, first share only the word with group. Ask your group if
anyone needs clarification, and then you can define it for everyone. If the
members of your group already know the word, you don’t need to define it, just
skip to the next word.
*Citations
should include the line from the book that contained the word, and the page
number at the end in parentheses. Example: Line 34 (117)
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