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Making Literature
Circles Come Alive
       Kelly Gardner
       PARATESOL 2009
My Background
What are literature circles?


 Book   Clubs
    Students meet in groups regularly
     to talk about a book they have
     read.
Literature Circles are...
   Reader response centered
   Part of a balanced literacy program
   Groups formed by book choice
   Structured for student independence,
    responsibility, and ownership
   Guided primarily by student insights and
    questions
   Intended as a context in which to apply
    reading and writing skills
   Flexible and fluid; never look the same twice
   From Getting Started with Literature Circles
    by Katherine L. Schlick Noe & Nancy J. Johnson
    © 1999 Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc.
Literature Circles are not...
   Teacher and text centered
   The entire reading curriculum
   Teacher-assigned groups formed solely by
    ability
   Unstructured, uncontrolled "talk time" without
    accountability
   Guided primarily by teacher- or curriculum-
    based questions
   From Getting Started with Literature Circles
    by Katherine L. Schlick Noe & Nancy J. Johnson
    © 1999 Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc.
Why use literature circles in
your classroom?
   It provides opportunities to read, write,
    speak, and listen.
   Students interact in groups and are held
    accountable for individual roles.
   They are student directed.
   They are engaging.
Literature Circle Roles and
              Structure
   Roles
     Discussion Director (questioner)‫‏‬
     Literary Luminary
     Vocabulary Enricher
     Summarizer
     Connector
     Illustrator
        Adapted from Harvey Daniels
Discussion Director

   This role is designed
    to promote discussion
    and to ask higher level
    questions about the
    text.
Literary Luminary
   This role is designed
    to get students to
    choose passages from
    the text. They may
    choose them because
    they´re...
       interesting
       funny
       confusing
       important
Vocabulary Enricher

   The vocabulary
    enricher´s role is to
    choose difficult
    words from the text
    and find out what
    they mean. They
    then explain the
    meaning to the rest
    of the group.
Summarizer
   The summarizer´s
    role is to choose the
    most important
    events that occurred
    in the passage.
    These are shared
    with the group and
    other group
    members add their
    ideas.
Connector
   The connector relates
    things that occur in the
    passage with his or
    her life, the real world,
    or another book read
    or movie seen.
Illustrator
   The illustrator´s job is to
    draw something from the
    passage that caught his
    or her attention. The
    image is then shared
    with the group and other
    members guess what is
    happening in the picture
    and discuss this part of
    the passage.
Challenges of Managing
            Literature Circles
   Developing an understanding of roles
   Teaching students to work in groups
   Helping students stay organized
   Maintaining and English environment
   Making sure students do the reading
   Keeping the conversation going
Addressing Challenges
   Developing an understanding of roles
       Practice, practice, practice
       Teacher guides students through the process
       Student volunteers have conversations in a “fish
        bowl”
Addressing Challeges
   Teaching students to work in groups
       Establishing what good groupwork looks like
           Good conversations vs. Bad conversations
       Developing Clear Expectations
       Modelling by teacher
       Modellng by students
       Evaluation of mock conversations
       Self and group evaluations after each
        conversation.
Addressing Challeges
   Helping Students Stay Organized
       Keep role sheets, meeting calendar, notes, and
        self evaluations in a folder that stays with the
        teacher
       Spend time at the beginning determining
        students roles, pages to be read before each
        meeting, and meeting dates.
Addressing Challeges
   Maintaining and English Environment
       Establish the expectation of English when
        setting up groupwork expectations
       Hold students accountable for English speech
           Video camera
           Fish bowl
           Teacher observations
Addressing Challeges
   Making sure students read
       Create time for reading in class
       Choose books that are at students´ independent
        reading level
Addressing Challenges
   Keeping the conversation going
       Give students conversation sentence starters,
           In my opinion..
           One connection I made...
           I agree/ disagree...
           What do you think, _______?
           Etc.
       Establish the expectation of keeping the
        conversation going.
       Practice commenting on other group members
        ideas.
Useful Links
 Literature Circle Resource Center
    http://www.litcircles.org/
   http://www.literaturecircles.com/
   Literature Circles: Getting Started
    http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.
    asp?id=19
   Literature Circle Roles
    http://www.abcteach.com/directory/basics/reading/li
    terature_circles/
    http://www.edselect.com/Docs/Litcir.pdf
Resources
 Daniels, H. (2002). Literature Circles: Voice and
    Choice in the Student Centered Classroom.
  Portland: Stenhouse Publishing.

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Making Literature Circles Come Alive

  • 1. Making Literature Circles Come Alive Kelly Gardner PARATESOL 2009
  • 3. What are literature circles?  Book Clubs  Students meet in groups regularly to talk about a book they have read.
  • 4. Literature Circles are...  Reader response centered  Part of a balanced literacy program  Groups formed by book choice  Structured for student independence, responsibility, and ownership  Guided primarily by student insights and questions  Intended as a context in which to apply reading and writing skills  Flexible and fluid; never look the same twice  From Getting Started with Literature Circles by Katherine L. Schlick Noe & Nancy J. Johnson © 1999 Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc.
  • 5. Literature Circles are not...  Teacher and text centered  The entire reading curriculum  Teacher-assigned groups formed solely by ability  Unstructured, uncontrolled "talk time" without accountability  Guided primarily by teacher- or curriculum- based questions  From Getting Started with Literature Circles by Katherine L. Schlick Noe & Nancy J. Johnson © 1999 Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc.
  • 6. Why use literature circles in your classroom?  It provides opportunities to read, write, speak, and listen.  Students interact in groups and are held accountable for individual roles.  They are student directed.  They are engaging.
  • 7. Literature Circle Roles and Structure  Roles  Discussion Director (questioner)‫‏‬  Literary Luminary  Vocabulary Enricher  Summarizer  Connector  Illustrator  Adapted from Harvey Daniels
  • 8. Discussion Director  This role is designed to promote discussion and to ask higher level questions about the text.
  • 9. Literary Luminary  This role is designed to get students to choose passages from the text. They may choose them because they´re...  interesting  funny  confusing  important
  • 10. Vocabulary Enricher  The vocabulary enricher´s role is to choose difficult words from the text and find out what they mean. They then explain the meaning to the rest of the group.
  • 11. Summarizer  The summarizer´s role is to choose the most important events that occurred in the passage. These are shared with the group and other group members add their ideas.
  • 12. Connector  The connector relates things that occur in the passage with his or her life, the real world, or another book read or movie seen.
  • 13. Illustrator  The illustrator´s job is to draw something from the passage that caught his or her attention. The image is then shared with the group and other members guess what is happening in the picture and discuss this part of the passage.
  • 14. Challenges of Managing Literature Circles  Developing an understanding of roles  Teaching students to work in groups  Helping students stay organized  Maintaining and English environment  Making sure students do the reading  Keeping the conversation going
  • 15. Addressing Challenges  Developing an understanding of roles  Practice, practice, practice  Teacher guides students through the process  Student volunteers have conversations in a “fish bowl”
  • 16. Addressing Challeges  Teaching students to work in groups  Establishing what good groupwork looks like  Good conversations vs. Bad conversations  Developing Clear Expectations  Modelling by teacher  Modellng by students  Evaluation of mock conversations  Self and group evaluations after each conversation.
  • 17. Addressing Challeges  Helping Students Stay Organized  Keep role sheets, meeting calendar, notes, and self evaluations in a folder that stays with the teacher  Spend time at the beginning determining students roles, pages to be read before each meeting, and meeting dates.
  • 18. Addressing Challeges  Maintaining and English Environment  Establish the expectation of English when setting up groupwork expectations  Hold students accountable for English speech  Video camera  Fish bowl  Teacher observations
  • 19. Addressing Challeges  Making sure students read  Create time for reading in class  Choose books that are at students´ independent reading level
  • 20. Addressing Challenges  Keeping the conversation going  Give students conversation sentence starters,  In my opinion..  One connection I made...  I agree/ disagree...  What do you think, _______?  Etc.  Establish the expectation of keeping the conversation going.  Practice commenting on other group members ideas.
  • 21. Useful Links  Literature Circle Resource Center http://www.litcircles.org/  http://www.literaturecircles.com/  Literature Circles: Getting Started http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view. asp?id=19  Literature Circle Roles http://www.abcteach.com/directory/basics/reading/li terature_circles/ http://www.edselect.com/Docs/Litcir.pdf
  • 22. Resources  Daniels, H. (2002). Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in the Student Centered Classroom. Portland: Stenhouse Publishing.