Literature circles are student directed discussion groups formed for the purpose of discussing and presenting a novel. You will be graded on a rubric for each role that you complete. The roles in each group to be rotated through: - Discussion Director - Reporter - Connector - Wacky Word Finder - Illustrator / Creator here is the a more detailed description of each role.
Literature circles are student directed discussion groups formed for the purpose of discussing and presenting a novel. You will be graded on a rubric for each role that you complete. The roles in each group to be rotated through: - Discussion Director - Reporter - Connector - Wacky Word Finder - Illustrator / Creator here is the a more detailed description of each role.
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Literature circles are student directed discussion groups formed for the purpose of discussing and presenting a novel. You will be graded on a rubric for each role that you complete. The roles in each group to be rotated through: - Discussion Director - Reporter - Connector - Wacky Word Finder - Illustrator / Creator here is the a more detailed description of each role.
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Welcome to Gr. 4 literature circles. If you do not
know what a literature circle is, here is the a quick run through: • Literature circles are student directed discussion groups formed for the purpose of discussing and presenting a novel. • You will rotate through a series of assigned roles. You have a scheduled amount of time to complete your assigned tasks. • The groups will meet throughout the week to read, discuss and present for each section of reading. • You will be graded on a rubric for each role that you complete. • The roles in each group to be rotated through: - Discussion Director - Reporter - Connector - Wacky Word Finder - Illustrator/Creator
Here is a more detailed description of each role.
Discussion Director: Write Your Own Questions This person will be responsible for the following tasks: 1. Write 2 questions from the reading. • One must be a literal question (the answer is directly from the story) • One must be an inferential question (open ended) Ex. - What do you think…..? - Why do you think….? - What might have happened if…..? 2. You must also answer the questions in complete sentences with thought and detail. *See rubric for more complete information on expectation and grading.
Reporter: Re-tell the Main Events
This person will be responsible for the following tasks: • Tell the main events of the reading in order. The reader/listener should be able to understand the general idea of the book or chapter without having to read it. • The re-telling should mention the character and setting names as the events are told. Avoid using general pronouns like they, he, she etc. Ex. The Three Farmers wanted to come up with a plan to rid them selves of Fantastic Mr. Fox. *See rubric for more complete information on expectation and grading.
Connector: Connect the Story Events to
Personal Experiences This person will be responsible for the following tasks: • Relate an experience of a character in the reading selection to a similar experience in your own life. • There are 2 parts to this assignment: 1. Describe the experience of the character from the story. 2. Describe the similar experience from your life. It can also be a connection that you read about in another story or piece of writing, a movie you have seen or someone that you know. If it is not your own experience be specific as to whom it came from. • Check your work for correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, interesting vocabulary and neatness. *See rubric for more complete information on expectation and grading. Illustrator/Creator: Represents a Story Event and Write a Caption This person will be responsible for the following tasks: • Creating a visual representation of an event from the story. This could take the form of many different things. Items include: Illustration, diorama, short movie clip, lego, clay/plasticine, comic strip, etc. • You must also provide a written caption to go along with your work. The caption must be 1-2 sentences long. It should answer any of the 5 W’s – Who, When, Why, What, Where and Why. *See rubric for more complete information on expectation and grading.
Wacky Word Finder: Vocabulary Enrichment
This person will be responsible for the following tasks: • Find 2 words and their definitions. - the words must be quality words with a reasonable level of difficulty. - The definitions must come from a dictionary. - Work must be checked for spelling, grammar and neatness. • Please provide the page number and paragraph number of each word. *See rubric for more complete information on expectation and grading.