Moving Forward with Literature Circles (Theory and practice)
There are only four that I can find: Love this site, it was very helpful it setting up my first lit circle. This lesson plan with all the information you have provided has been so very helpful to me. The listing of state standards and common core standards saved me hours of time searching. Thank you for sharing so much information with us all!
This is an valuable resource I have been using this resource for three years now. I have tried other ways of running Literature Circles, but nothing comes close to this. My instructional coach sends teachers wanting to try Lit Circles to my room to observe.
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I feel like I am so successful because this website lays it out so clearly. My students absolutely love Lit Circles. On days when our schedule has to change, my students are very upset to miss Lit Circles. Love your plan above. I have just started a reading club for young kids. But will twist this a little to accommodate that. But thanks all the same for sharing such a wealth of information. I love this plan. It's very thorough and easy to follow, and I appreciate all of the materials being supplied.
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I was wondering if someone could explain the "plan" column on the Vocabulary Enricher role sheet. I wasn't clear what do with that section. This is a great resource to introduce Literature Circles. I'll be using it in my Integrated literacy class for pre-service teachers.
We are modeling it with The Watson's Go to Birmingham. What a great and well-researched resource! I have been primarily a 5th grade writing teacher this year and after our writing SOL passed my team asked me to step in to help with reading. Lit Circle seemed the way to go and this resource lays it out very well for me, thanks! I've wanted to implement literatre circles for the past 2 years, but wasn't quite sure how. Thank you so much for being willing to share the actual lesson plans for beginning.
I am going to start immediately! I would love to have plans even more detailed by adding a book to begin with and specific questions for each role. My seventh graders will be reading any four books, and I can easily adjust this lesson to make lit. Great plan, this was a new kind for me. Will try it with students.
But let's face it, it's not always easy to plan, manage, and evaluate them-until now. Considering all this, to decide on a method for the research, a flexible qualitative method which allows greater adaptation of the interaction between the teacher and the students seemed to be the best method for class observation among such a small participant group. But on the other hand, it is also significant that they need to improve their skills of encouraging others to participate, giving reasons for their opinions, offering their suggestion and speaking clearly enough. I think it will be good for them when we get it all worked out. Moving Forward with Literature Circles: Prompts for Different Purposes. It would increase the validity and reliability issues in the findings.
Great resource and a great way to use literature circle during reading! I cant wait to try it with my students. I like it better than the current literature circle method that I'm using now!!! This is a great resource! I have shared it with my pre-service teachers. I teach book club every semester in my elementary literacy methods course. Thanks for the great resource. I'm changing the way we read in my class and this will really help. I am modifying the plan some to use with my 5th grade resource students. I think it will be good for them when we get it all worked out.
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There is a lot of modeling involved. Sometimes I give them sentence starters. It is also helping them listen to each other about something that is not an entirely social relationship. I want them to learn to read for enjoyment and I think this process may help them reach this goal. Thank you for a fantastic detailed plan for literature circles and for your willingness to share. I can't wait to implement this plan as a part of my classroom reading plans.
Literature Circles in EFL
Ten minute sessions; thereafter: Lisa Storm Fink Urbana, Illinois. Whether you're starting from scratch or just looking for new ideas, Moving Forward with Literature Circles provides all the tools you need-guidelines, mini-lessons, booklists, checklists, and more-to maintain a successful program in your classroom. Situating and Setting Up Literature Circles.
The Benefits of Literature Circles. Preparing Students for Literature Circles. The Purposes of Assessment. The Content of Assessment. What the Research Shows.
A Close Look at Four Students. Carrying Out the Plan. What It Is and Is Not. The Importance of Discussion in Response to Literature.
Ideals Realities and Solutions. Writing and Thinking in Response to Literature Circles. Kinds of Journal Entries. Two Examples of Students Responses.