literature circles cindy cruz-cabrera
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a very useful tool sourced from the book "Teaching with the Newberys" - for readers of all levels!TRANSCRIPT
Literature Circles
Cindy Cruz-Cabreraabout.me/cindycruzcabrera en.gravatar.com/cindycatz
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Facebook Group: Principles of Written Communication 2 ENG007 T313
• To promote reading by creating literate communities within the classroom.
• To respond personally to literature as meaning is constructed from the text
• To meet regularly • To play the different literature circle roles
/ roles of a reader• To create a log of roles, answers, and
updates for each literature circle encounter
Literature Circle Roles
source
Christine Boardman MoenTeaching with Newbery Books: Strategies for Using Newberys Across the Curriculum
Discussion Director
• Develops a list of questions the group might want to discuss
• Directs focus on main ideas, major concepts, and the like.
• Open-ended questions • Statements that will jumpstart the discussion• Layers of story meaning
Vocabulary Enricher
• Brings the group’s attention to unfamiliar or important words or phrases in the text that may be used a lot, used in unusual ways, or are key to the meaning of the day’s reading.
• Shares definitions• Illustrates use of words or phrases in examples
Literary Luminary (Passage Master)
• Selects special passages or sections of the text to read aloud
• Chooses passages that are memorable or significant in some way (sad, funny, dramatic, striking, profound, and the like)
• Discusses the passages
Process Checker
• Keeps track of each member’s participation during the literature circle encounter
• Reviews the group’s meeting• Writes comments about each member’s role/s
and contributions• Records any group highlights or problems
during the meeting
Connector
• Points out to the group any connections the reading has with other material the class has read
• Relates the text with social, cultural and historical norms or issues, and life and the world in general
• Text – characters, events, situations, and the like
Map Maker
• Creates maps of geographical locations, events, and space-time concerns
• Linear time / timeline• Circular time, and the like• Setting• Parallel universes, multiple worlds