Lit Circles

In Reading we have started something that is new for the class, literature circles.  The entire class was given a copy of Sharon Creech's Newbery Award winning novel, Walk Two Moons and were divided into groups.

Before we broke up into groups we went over expectations and what successful literature circles look like.  We also discussed what the benefits of literature circles are as a class.  Our literature circles meet twice a week and each person has a job within the groups.

Each group is accountable for deciding who is what job each time they meet and also for deciding what page they will read to by their next meeting.  The groups each have their own binders where I place worksheets or items that I want them to work on after their discussions.  Sometimes it is vocabulary work, short answers or an activity.  I love to see them working independently to set goals for themselves and show accountability.  I'm looking forward to our end of book activities that I have planned which will take place after Thanksgiving.