Literature Circles Role Sheet
Summarizer*
Name_____________________________Circle__________________________
(group’s
name)
Book____________________________________________________________
Meeting
Date________________Assignment Pages_________to____________
Summarizer: Your job is to prepare
a brief summary of today’s reading. Your group discussion will start with your
1-2 minute statement that covers the key point, main highlights, and general
idea of today’s reading assignment.
Summary:
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Key Points:
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4.
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Connections: What did today’s
reading remind you of?
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Topic to be carried over to the next
session:
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Assignment for next session: Pages_______to________
Literature Circles Role Sheet
Discussion
Director*
Name_____________________________Circle__________________________
(group’s
name)
Book____________________________________________________________
Meeting
Date________________Assignment Pages_________to________
Discussion Director: Your job is to develop
a list of questions that your group might want to discuss about this part of
the book. Don’t worry about the small details; your task is to help people talk
over the big ideas in the reading and share their reactions. Usually the best
discussion questions come from your own thoughts, feelings, and concerns as you
read. You can list them below during or after your reading. You may also use
some of the general questions below to develop topics for your group.
Possible discussion questions or
topics for today
1.
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4.
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Sample Questions
- What was going through your mind while you read this?
- How did you feel while reading this part of the book?
- What was discussed in this section of the book?
- Can someone summarize briefly?
- Did today’s reading remind you of any real-life experiences?
- What questions did you have when you finished this section?
- Did anything in this section of the book surprise you?
- What are the one or two most important ideas?
- What are some things you think will be talked about next?
Topic to be carried over to the next
session:
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Assignment for next session: Pages_______to________
Literature Circles Role Sheet
Connector*
Name_____________________________Circle__________________________
(group’s
name)
Book____________________________________________________________
Meeting
Date________________Assignment Pages_________to________
Connector: Your job is to find
connections between the book your group is reading and the world outside. This
means connecting the reading to your own life, happenings at school or in the
community, similar events at other times and places, or other people or
problems that this book brings to mind. You might also see connections between
this book and other writings on the same topic or other writings by the same
author. There are no right answers here. Whatever the reading connects you with is worth sharing!
Some connections I found between
this reading and other people, places, events, authors:
1.
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2.
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3.
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4.
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Topic to be carried over to the next
session:
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Assignment for next session: Pages_______to________
Literature Circles Role Sheet
Vocabulary
Enricher*
Name_____________________________Circle__________________________
(group’s
name)
Book____________________________________________________________
Meeting
Date________________Assignment Pages_________to________
Vocabulary Enricher: Your job is to be on the
lookout for a few especially important words in today’s reading. If you find
words that are puzzling or unfamiliar, mark them while you are reading and then
later jot down their definition, either from a dictionary or from some other
source. You may also run across familiar words that stand out somehow in the
reading – words that are repeated a lot, are used in an unusual way, or provide
a key to the meaning of the text. Mark these special words, and be ready to
point them out to the group. When your circle meets, help members find and
discuss these words.
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Topic to be carried over to the next
session:
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Assignment for next session: Pages_______to________
*Choose one vocabulary word, and on
the back complete a vocabulary illustration for that word. Write the word, draw an illustration that
best represents that word and use the word in context.
Literature Circles Role Sheet
Travel
Tracer*
Name_____________________________Circle__________________________
(group’s
name)
Book____________________________________________________________
Meeting
Date________________Assignment Pages_________to________
Travel Tracer: When you are reading a
book in which characters move around often and the scene changes frequently, it
is important for everyone in your group to know where things are happening and how the setting may have changed. So
that’s your job: to track carefully where the action takes place during today’s
reading. Describe each setting in detail, either in words or with an action map
or diagram you can show to your group. You may use the back of this sheet or
another sheet. Be sure to give the page locations where the scene is described.
Describe or sketch the setting
- where today’s action begins
Page
where it is described ________
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- where today’s key events happen
Page where it is described ________
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- where today’s events end
Page where it is described ________
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Topic to be carried over to the next
session:
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Assignment for next session: Pages_______to________
Literature Circles Role Sheet
Investigator*
Name_____________________________Circle__________________________
(group’s
name)
Book____________________________________________________________
Meeting
Date________________Assignment Pages_________to________
Investigator: Your job is to dig up
some background information on any topic related to your book. Choose one of
the following. Once one of the
following investigations has been done by a group member, you must choose from
the remaining investigations. Place a check by ones that have been done.
- the geography, weather, culture, or history of the book’s setting
- information about the author – her/his life and other works
- information about the time period portrayed in the book
- pictures, objects, or materials that illustrate elements of the book
- the history and derivation of words or names used in the book
- music that reflects the book or its time
This
is not a formal research report. The
idea is to find bits of information or material that helps your group better
understand the book. Investigate something that really interests you –
something that struck you as puzzling or curious while you were reading.
Sources for information
- the introduction, preface, or “about the author” section of the book
- library books and magazines
- online computer search or encyclopedia
- interviews with people who know the topic
- other novels, nonfiction, or textbooks you’ve read
Topic to be carried over to the next
session:
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Assignment for next session: Pages_______to________
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