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Literature Circles Planner
Here is a literature circle worksheet for students to plan an effective group meeting. Instructions are given to answer 10 questions. This form may be used for every book the group reads.
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The Martian Chronicles: Literature Circles
Discussing great works of literature with peers is an excellent way to both comprehend and celebrate reading! Learners work in literature circles during a unit on Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles, and share paragraphs that...
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Little House in the Big Woods
Strengthen your learners' relationship with Laura Ingalls Wilder's classic novel of a pioneer family with these materials. Multiple choice comprehension questions and a set of reflection prompts are provided for each pair of chapters in...
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Connector Literature Circles
In this writing worksheet, students are asked to select a passage from a piece of literature and connect this piece to their own life within their school and/or community. Students work in small groups to share and relate their connections.
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Literary Luminary-literature Circles
In this literature circle activity, students choose 5 paragraphs from a book and the reasons for choosing them. This activity is intended to be used before a book club type meeting. Students choose their own books to report on, and this...
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Summarizer-Literature Circles
The summarizer’s job in a literature circle is to identify the key events in a story and to use those main ideas to craft a summary. Give this one-page worksheet to each of your summarizers to assist them in drafting their summary.
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Vocabulary Enricher-literature Circles
For this vocabulary worksheet, students are given a table to fill out as they encounter unfamiliar words in a reading book. They use this chart to share during a book club/literature circle setting.
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Illustrator-literature Circles
In this literature circle worksheet, students are instructed to draw or sketch something related to a book they have read. There are directions on how to use this in a book club setting.
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Travel-Tracer-Literature Circles
In this travel tracer literature circle worksheet, students track where the action of a story takes place by recording where the action begins, where key events happened, and where the events ended. They describe the settings in detail...
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Who Am I?
In this vocabulary and comprehension worksheet, students complete 12 questions about the book, Charlotte's Web. Students fill each blank with the name of a character from this book.
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Abcteach: Literacy Circles
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn what literacy circles are, how they work and some suggestions for planning. Included are reproducible worksheets that define the student roles of various jobs within the literary circle.