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Literature Circles: LitCirclesRolesReflection.doc
Bloom's Taxonomy: introduce students to the complexity of the top 3 levels of questions. It's fun to point out that the higher level questions get us really "arguing (respectfully!)" with one another. They are real fun challenges!
Video that introduces Lit Circles and teaches hand gestures, tools for running them. Video of Literature Circle conducted in Ben Hart's class. Best Books to Read: - KNEE TO KNEE, EYE TO EYE by Ardith Davis Cole explains how to improve children's conversation skills, step by step, in order to enhance literary discussions. Phenomenal book! (Notes: p. xv, xxi, 6, 7, 13, 15.20, 2427, 28, 33, 43, 44, 4563, 125 has appendix of recommended "Read Aloud" books.
- Chapter 15 of GUIDING READERS AND WRITERS GRADES 3-6 by Fountas and Pinnel.
- Literature circles resource guide by Bonnie Cambell Hill, Katherine L. Schlick Noe, and Nancy J. Johnson. This amazing resource book contains helpful handouts to copy as well as great books for Lit Circles that are categorized in themes and reading levels. Highly recommended by Carrie Ekey.
- MINI-LESSONS FOR LITERATURE CIRCLES by Harvey Daniels & Nancy Steineke in our curriculum center.
Get Student Writing Published! Make a bookmark for a favorite book. Template here. Create a Book Bites Video Study Guides for Books: Guiding questions and reviews on many novels. Voices from the Archive: hear the voices of famous authors.
Read to Feed resources. Reading Activities using online tools from Read, Write, Think.
Literature Circles: HKIS Literature Circles Video. Lit Circle Roles and Reflection Handout. Train students in using the upper 3 levels of Bloom's Taxonomy to develop the best questions for literature circles.
Goal-setting: Reading contract for extended learning. (Requires Microsoft Word.)
Create a bookmark for your class or library. Edit this Word document.
Make a Book Bites video, and we'll show it on the DragonNet!
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Read to Feed Resources Voices from the Archive Hear portions of interviews conducted by the BBC with writers, poets, musicians and more. |