Literature Discussion Groups Lesson Plans & Worksheets

ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Thoughtful Threads: Sparking Rich Online Discussions

For Teachers 9th - 10th

Today's learners love chatting online with friends. This lesson plan combines that love with literature. Students form literature circles and have meaningful online discussions about a literary work.

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University of Calgary

The Children's Literature Web Guide

For Students Pre-K - 1st

This resource is a children's literature web guide.

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Scholastic

Scholastic Discussion Guides: Dear America

For Teachers 3rd - 8th

Good for classrooms and book groups, this site offers background, summary, discussion topics and questions, as well as activities. There's also an interview with the author.

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Penguin Group Canada: 'Run' Teacher's Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th

Run' by Eric Walters is a fictionalized account of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope run across Canada. This teacher's guide has discussion questions and response journal prompts for each chapter as well as extension activities for the novel....

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Reading Group Guides: My Intonia

For Students 9th - 10th

This site features a reading group guide for the book, "My Antonia," by Willa Cather. Students will benefit from the discussion questions listed in this resource.

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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "The Summer of the Swans" [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

A nice study guide for "The Summer of the Swan" by Betsy Byars, complete with pre-reading material, thought-provoking discussion and essay questions, and brainstorming activities. Provides excellent post-reading writing and...

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Scholastic

Scholastic: Maniac Magee

For Teachers 3rd - 8th

Have you ever read "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli? Use this resource to learn more about this book. An educational resource with discussion questions, extension activities and more.

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Other

Reading Group guides.com: Black Boy

For Students 9th - 10th

This site features a reading group lesson plan for the book "Black Boy" by Richard Wright. Students and teachers will benefit from the informational discussion questions listed.

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Fitzhenry and Whiteside: 'The Savage River' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th

"The Savage River: Seventy-One Days with Simon Fraser", an historical novel by Marjorie Wilkins Campbell, begins in 1808 and follows Simon Fraser and his group of Voyageurs as they travel on the Fraser River in British Columbia. This...

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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: 'In a Flash' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th

In a Flash by Canadian author Eric Walters is about a boy who plans flash mob events where a large group of teens do something outrageous. The girl he wants to impress thinks these are not smart and he sets out to change her mind. This...

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Orca Book Publishers: 'Manga Touch' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th

In 'Manga Touch' by Canadian author Jacqueline Pearce, Dana tries to fit in at her school and with Japanese students she meets on a school trip to Japan. She feels excluded from the 'in' group of school peers. This teacher's guide...

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Orca Book Publishers: 'Daredevil Club' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th

In Daredevil Club by Canadian author Pam Withers, a group of boys dares each other to complete challenges in order to remain members of their club. One boy takes risks he should not. This teacher's guide includes a book summary and ideas...

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Orca Book Publishers: 'Sewer Rats' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th

Sewer Rats by Sigmund Brouwer is an adventure tale. A group of kids secretly play paintball games in urban underground drainage tunnels. Then one of them gets lost in the tunnels just as a heavy rainstorm begins. This teacher's guide...

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Literature Circles: Lesson Plans and More

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards

What are the major roles in literature circles? Check out this site to learn more about the individual roles needed to form a literature circle. Includes links to various reading handouts and lessons.

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Random House Reading Group Guide: Anne Frank

For Teachers 9th - 10th

This online literature guide offers discussion questions for a group reading "The Diary of Anne Frank." These questions delve into the heart and soul of the book.

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Scholastic

Scholastic: Joseph Bruchac

For Teachers 9th - 10th

Author Joseph Bruchac gives a personal account of his childhood, family relations, and career. Features links to a booklist, an interview transcript, and the transcript from a discussion group.

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Msu: Captivity Narratives Bibliography

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

This bibliography of American captivity narratives is offered as part of a University of Michigan humanities electronic discussion group.

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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Girls Read: Online Literature Circles

For Teachers 6th - 8th

In this lesson designed especially for girls, students read a work of realistic fiction and get to know strong female protagonists through online literary circles and writing activities.

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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: Hit Squad Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th

Hit Squad by James Heneghan is about a group of girls who decide to fight back against bullies at school. At first they feel empowered, but then an innocent person gets killed. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, discussion...

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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Literature Circles With Primary Students, Self Selected Reading

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards

Students respond to self-selected books in journals and talk about their books daily in small groups. The teacher guides students by offering suggestions and writing with them in dialogue journals.

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PBS

Pbs: Multiple Methods of Reading Instruction

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards

This article surveys three strategies to incorporate into classroom repertoire. They include guided reading, choral reading, and readers' theater.

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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: Grind Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th

In "Grind," the desire to make money and have videos for their website spurs a group of skateboarding friends to take dangerous risks which leave one of them injured. The teacher's guide for this book by Eric Walters includes a summary,...

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Orca Book Publishers: Something Girl Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th

This is a teacher's guide for the book Something Girl by Beth Goobie, The character Sophie is physically abused by her father. When she ends up in the hospital, the truth emerges and Sophie is sent to a group home. There, she can feel...

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