{"id":1823,"date":"2015-09-29T15:45:12","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T15:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/?p=1823"},"modified":"2019-06-10T14:41:51","modified_gmt":"2019-06-10T18:41:51","slug":"literature-circles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/literature-circles\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started with Literature Circles"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:60.933333333333%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-2::before{padding-top:54.535274356103%; }img#mv-trellis-img-2{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-3::before{padding-top:29.625%; }img#mv-trellis-img-3{display:block;}<\/style><h2>Implement literature circles in your classroom with the help of this free set of resources.&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4124 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/literature-circles-new-1-1024x624.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"457\" data-pin-description=\"Implement literature circles in your classroom with the help of this free set of resources.&nbsp;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/literature-circles-new-1-1024x624.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/literature-circles-new-1-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/literature-circles-new-1-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/literature-circles-new-1-820x500.jpg 820w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 24px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4124 aligncenter eager-load\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20750%20457'%3E%3Crect%20width='750'%20height='457'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"457\" data-pin-description=\"Implement literature circles in your classroom with the help of this free set of resources.&nbsp;\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 24px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/literature-circles-new-1.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/literature-circles-new-1-1024x624.jpg.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/literature-circles-new-1-1024x624.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/literature-circles-new-1-300x183.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/literature-circles-new-1-768x468.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/literature-circles-new-1-820x500.jpg.webp 820w\" data-svg=\"1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/p>\n<h3>This is another free resource for teachers from The Curriculum Corner.<\/h3>\n<p>When planning to begin literature circles in your classroom, it is helpful to have a collection of resources to get you started. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This free assortment will make the process of starting lit circles easier for you. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Do you have suggestions for additions? &nbsp;We would love for you to share your ideas below!<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">You can download the complete, free collection by clicking on the bold, purple words at the&nbsp;bottom of this post.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/literature-circles-1024x558.jpg\" alt=\"FREE Getting Started with Literature Circles Collection from The Curriculum Corner | Reading Workshop in 4th and 5th grades\" width=\"893\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/literature-circles-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/literature-circles-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/literature-circles-768x418.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/literature-circles.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 24px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2304 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/literature-circles-1024x558.jpg.webp\" alt=\"FREE Getting Started with Literature Circles Collection from The Curriculum Corner | Reading Workshop in 4th and 5th grades\" width=\"893\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/literature-circles-1024x558.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/literature-circles-300x163.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/literature-circles-768x418.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/literature-circles.jpg.webp 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 24px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/literature-circles.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-2\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Included in the literature circle download are the following pages:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Literature Circle Planning Page<\/span><\/strong> &nbsp;Designed for the teacher. &nbsp;This page is a page you can use to divide students into their groups, record the book and other notes.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Guidelines Anchor Chart<\/span><\/strong> &nbsp;Includes guidelines for your class to follow when meeting with their groups. &nbsp;It is important for this anchor chart to be a part of classroom discussion so that students understand the expectations. &nbsp;Even better, use the blank one we have provided and work with your students to create your own class set of guidelines.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Literature Circle Jobs Cards<\/span> <\/strong>&nbsp;These four cards give the name of each position and describe what is expected. It is important for the teacher to model each job before children perform each task on their own.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Discussion Cards<\/strong><\/span> &nbsp;These can be used by the discussion director or in other ways as needed. &nbsp;Includes 12 questions designed to get students thinking about their reading.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Literature Circle Guide Cover Page<\/strong><\/span> &nbsp;This can be used if you plan on putting the student pages into a booklet.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/span> &nbsp;A place for students to record their group members, book title and other important information.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Literature Circle Reading Plan<\/strong><\/span> &nbsp;Students record the dates they will be meeting and break the book into sections.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Discussion Director<\/strong><\/span>&nbsp; The director plans the meeting by recording five strong questions for the reading.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Word Wizard<\/strong><\/span> &nbsp;The wizard records five words or phrases along with the meaning to prepare for the group discussion.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Connector<\/strong><\/span> &nbsp;The connector records what happened in the book and then shares the connections made.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Super Summarizer<\/span><\/strong> &nbsp;There are two different pages the teacher (or summarizer) can choose between.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Group Notes<\/span><\/strong> &nbsp;You might choose to have one student (the summarizer or director) complete this page after each meeting. &nbsp;Or, you might have each student complete during each meeting for practice with note taking skills.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Making Connections<\/strong><\/span> &nbsp;A page where students can record a connection for the book.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Visualizing<\/strong><\/span> &nbsp;A simple page for students to share what they read and then illustrate their thoughts.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Exit Tickets<\/strong><\/span> &nbsp;There are two different styles designed to have students reflect on their performance. &nbsp;These might be used when you need to work to get your students back on track. &nbsp;We suggest following this task with a small group or whole group discussion.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Story Map<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Character Traits<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Job descriptions<\/strong><\/span> &nbsp;Not all teachers who use a literature circle approach choose to assign roles. &nbsp;Depending on your classroom dynamics, assigning roles can lead to students feeling like their only job is the assigned task. &nbsp;Some students focus only on their job and withdraw, not contributing to group discussions. &nbsp;If you are concerned this will happen in your classroom, you may choose to assign group tasks as opposed to individual roles and tasks.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>You can download the resources&nbsp;here: <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #800080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/pdf\/readingworkshop\/litcircles.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lit Circle Planning &amp; Student Booklet Pages<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4120 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/you-might-also-like.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"237\" data-pin-description=\"Free resources for busy teachers at The Curriculum Corner\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/you-might-also-like.png 800w, https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/you-might-also-like-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/you-might-also-like-768x228.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 24px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4120 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/you-might-also-like.png.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"237\" data-pin-description=\"Free resources for busy teachers at The Curriculum Corner\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/you-might-also-like.png.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/you-might-also-like-300x89.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/you-might-also-like-768x228.png.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 24px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/you-might-also-like.png\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-3\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p>These posts might also include information to help with your reading workshop:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner123\/reading-workshop\/\">Preparing Your Reading Workshop<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/close-reading-focus-on-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Close Reading: Focus on Process<\/a> &nbsp;This post includes information on using think marks while reading. Think marks might be a useful tool for your students to use when preparing for their literature circle discussions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Implement literature circles in your classroom with the help of this free set of resources.&nbsp; This is another free resource for teachers from The Curriculum &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4123,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"disable-in-feed":false,"article-schema-type":"","disable-critical-css":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,47,13],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[616,821,812,817,816,2283,112,819,815,818,814,813,809,811,2281,820,492,102,109,140],"class_list":["post-1823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-literature","category-readers-workshop"],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":4123,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/literature-circles-new-1-feature-300x300.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1823"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4125,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1823\/revisions\/4125"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1823"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=1823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}