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 Literature Circle- Reader's Response


What's a lit. circle? A lit. circle is a reader's response activity that provides readers with the opportunity to analyze and formally discuss a book that each member of the circle is reading. Click on any of the hyperlinks below for directions and downloads. 

Click here to see the scoring rubric for these reader's responses.

 

Literature Circle Roles  

Source: Adapted from reader's response activities provided by Ryan O'Connor. Thanks Mr. O’Connor!

Discussion Leader

 

Your job is to keep the discussion going and make sure there are not silences or not gaps in the conversation. You should come to the meeting with three "thinking" questions to ask in case the conversation slows down. These "thinking" questions should be designed to get people in your group thinking about issues and topics in the reading. They should not be "recall" questions that ask for facts from the book. You are also in charge of keeping the discussion focused so that things don't wander too far from the main topic, which is the book.

Click on your course name to download the correct discussion leader response:

American Experience

CP English 11

Honors English 11

 

Summarizer

 

Your job is to write and then present a summary of the events that happened in the assigned reading. Then you will use your written summary as a guide to remind people in your group what the reading was about. In addition to writing and presenting your summary, you will need to bring a thinking question to the group. This should be a question that prompts the others to think beyond the facts of the reading. It is also your job to look for places where you respectfully disagree with others in your group.

Click on your course name to download the correct summarizer response:

 American Experience

CP English 11

Honors English 11

Connector

 

 Your job is to consider the events in the assigned reading and make "text to text", "text to world", and "text to self "connections. You must explain why you think those connections are significant in developing an understanding of the novel. You will also need to bring a thinking question to the group. This should be a question that prompts the others to think beyond the facts of the reading. It is also your job to look for places where you respectfully disagree with others in your group.

Click on your course name to download the correct connector response:

American Experience

CP English 11

Honors English 11

Line Lighter

 

 Your task is to find three passages from the reading that you think reflect good writing or are key/ important to the story. You will  explain the reason(s) why you selected each passage. You will also need to bring a thinking question to the group. This should be a question that prompts the others to think beyond the facts of the reading. It is also your job to look for places where you respectfully disagree with others in your group.

 

Click on your course name to download the correct line lighter response:

American Experience

CP English 11

Honors English 11

 

Discussion Record Download