Welcome to
Literature Circles
Honors Social
Studies Class !
Please pick up a textbook
Please have (2) post it notes
Be ready to listen and explore this new strategy for
us this year !
Literacy/Literature Circles
• What Are Literature Circles?
• In literature circles, small groups of students gather together
to discuss a piece of literature in depth.
• The discussion is guided by students' response to what they
have read.
• You may hear talk about events and characters in the book,
the author's craft, or personal experiences related to the
story.
• Literature circles provide a way for students to engage in
critical thinking and reflection as they read, discuss, and
respond to books.
• Collaboration is at the heart of this approach.
Let’s take a look at a classroom
that is using Literary Circles.
• Now, keep in mind that the video clip shows an ELA classroom,
we are Social Studies, but the roles that are used in the Lit
Circle we will use as well.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVK9ZV-AinA
Who will be in your Lit Circle
this year ?
• Color groups this year will be…..
• Please write down on the cover of your packet the names of
the classmates who are in your group.
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Yes, write down the number that is with their names.
1
2
3
4
5
6 ( only one group has this)
What are the roles
in a lit circle ?
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1. Connector
2. Summarizer
3. Discussion Director
4. Literary Vocabulary
5. Illustrator
6. 1 group also have a “ Checker”
• Please write down the role that you have next to your name.
• Today I will assign you a role to learn about. In your “role” group you will
meet with others who have the same role.
• You will prepare a summary of your role together to share with your lit
circle group.
• You will need your post it notes to record the summary on.
What will happen first ??
• In your “role” group you will meet with others who have the
same role.
• You will prepare a summary of your role together to share
with your lit circle group.
• You will need your post it notes to record the summary on.
Can I have all of the jobs meet
together.
• Please review what each of you will be doing as your job.
• Read over the card you have, read over your job in the lit circle
packet as well.
• How will you tell the other members of your color lit circle
group what your job is?
• Place your summary of your job on your post it note.
Move with all of your belongings to your lit
circle group
• Red
Orange
Yellow
• Green
Blue
Purple
Now move to your lit circle
groups
• Can I have you move to your lit circle group.
• Please bring with you your textbook and your informational
role card and your mind how you will tell your group what
your job is.
• Once in your groups, being rotating around for everyone to
share what their role is and what they are to do when they
have that role.
• Report out to whole group when done.
Collection of the role cards and
what your task is today !
• Today you will begin to practice the role you learned about
today. Yes, in the future we will rotate these roles.
• Each group is to read Chapter 20 section 1 and section 2
• With the Chapter sections as your piece of “ literature” you
will complete your packet.
• Everyone has a role to play and work to do.
• If you need markers or supplies, please help yourself to the
materials on the front table.
Task- Using Chapter 20 sec 1
+2 as your “ literature”
• Everyone will share with the lit group your information to
record into the packet. You are only turning in (1) packet. You
may break apart the packet and give each person their page to
complete.
• Are there any questions ? You have the rest of the block to
work on this.
• I will collect (1) packet from each group to serve as your
classwork grade today and to see how well you understood
your roles.
Finishing with your Lit circle
group
Closure
• What are lit circles?
• What are the different roles that are available in them?
• How do you think your group did in applying these roles to
Chapter 20 section 1+2 today?