1. Literature Circles Class 13

2. Watch & Respond What elements of fantasy exist in this movie? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UzSek c0LoQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UzSek c0LoQ

3. Tuck Wrap-Up Book sort Tuck Activities –Anticipation Guide –Wanted Poster –Mock Trial –Taking Sides –Write next chapter –Draw Treegap –Advertisement of “Magic Water” –Song

4. Tuck… The Circle

5. Your turn… At your table groups, take some time to think of a song that matches with a book we’ve read One song? Soundtrack?

6. Lit Circles in Action!

7. LITERATURE CIRCLES Literature circles bring together two potent ideas: Independent reading Cooperative learning

8. DISTINCTIVE FEATURES Students choose own reading materials 1. Small temporary groups formed based on book choice 2. Different groups read different books 3. Groups meet on regular, predictable schedule to discuss their reading 4. Students use written or drawn notes to guide both their reading and discussion 5. Discussion topics often come from the students

9. WHAT IS THE CLASSROOM TEACHER’S ROLE IN ALL THIS? Allocate roles to students in the group and manage the tasks. Help facilitate the group share presentation to the whole class at end of the circle process.

10. EVALUATION Teacher evaluates by observation during discussions and marking of reading logs. Students evaluate their own progress at the end of the literature circle.

11. SUMMARY OF ROLES (Just a few of the possible) Discussion Direc t or Summarizer Literary Luminary Illustrator Investigator Vocabulary Enricher

12. ROLES in a LITERATURE CIRCLE Directs the discussion. Helps people talk over the big ideas in the reading and share their reactions. Writes down some important questions to start discussions. Discussion Director

13. ROLES in a LITERATURE CIRCLE Create list of questions that can prompt a discussion Question Commander

14. ROLES in a LITERATURE CIRCLE Locate parts of the text to read aloud to the group. Could be interesting, powerful, funny, puzzling or important. This is a perfect time to focus on those passages that support particular readings of a text…archetypal, theme symbolism, etc. Literary Illuminator

15. ROLES in a LITERATURE CIRCLE Draw some kind of picture related to the reading. Could be sketch, cartoon, diagram, flow-chart or stick-figure scene. Illustrious Illustrator

16. ROLES in a LITERATURE CIRCLE Find connections between the book and the outside world. School, community, events in other times or places or other books that the class might have read. Uncanny Connector

17. ROLES in a LITERATURE CIRCLE Think about main character features in section Character Capturer

18. ROLES in a LITERATURE CIRCLE On the look out for a few especially important words in today’s reading - puzzling, unfamiliar, repeated a lot, unusual. Word Wizard

19. How Many Pages Do They Read? When planning your reading lessons, you need to consider what is a reasonable amount for your students to read in the time you have allotted.

20. Here is how to figure it out: 1. Expected Words Read X The # of minutes they will read = total words read – For example, we might conclude that a middle grade student reading silently would read 150 words in a minute –As a teacher you have planned 20 minutes for silent reading (a 20 page chapter). –150 wpm X 20 = 3000 total words

21. Here is how to figure it out: 2. Total words read / # of words on the page = total pages read. To get the number of pages read, the total words read needs to be divided by the average number of words on a page for the book being read. Total words read / # of words on the page = total pages read. For example, a typical 5th grade book has 200 to 250 words per page 3000 words read / 200 words per page = 15 pages in 20 minutes

22. For example… The Giver is 180 pages long. –180 pages x 200 words/page= 36,000 words –You read around 200 words/min. –So, 36,000/200= 180. The whole book should take you around 180 minutes, or 3 hours. –I will ask you to read one hour a week, so about 1/3 of the book per week.

23. Who wants to read what? Freak the Mighty Fault in our Stars Absolutely True Diary of a Parttime Indian Bud, Not Buddy

24. Group Time Decide how you will meet in cyber space (Google Drive, AsULearn Forum, blog, etc) First check in is 10/22

25. Groups Meet in cyber space to discuss book and complete a collaborative project Complete 90 second video Due 11/24

26. Animoto #2 This semester we’ve explored and discussed many diverse topics. Your job is to apply these discussions to your own life and the way you think about the world. Create a second Animoto, based on a lens that we have discussed (or will discuss) in class: –Race –Culture/Language –Religion –Gender/sexuality –Class –Social mores/values https://fall15worldlitforchildren.wordpress.com/2014/05/25/about-me/ Include your own mirror (have you’ve experienced this lens in your life) as well as how this lens affects how you see the world and learn about others.

27. For Thursday, 10/8: Meet in library 028 Check out and read book from cart next to Grizzly Bear Check out Lit Circle Book Animoto due 10/13