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Literature Circles Role Sheet

Student roles for an advanced literature class, intended for extended reading and use in literature circles.

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Literature Circles Role Sheet

Student roles for an advanced literature class, intended for extended reading and use in literature circles.

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Andrew Jones
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Literature Circles Role Sheet

Summarizer*
Name_____________________________Circle__________________________
(groups name)
Book____________________________________________________________
Meeting Date________________Assignment Pages_________to____________
Summarizer: Your job is to prepare a brief summary of todays reading. Your group
discussion will start with your 1-2 minute statement that covers the key point, main
highlights, and general idea of todays reading assignment.
Summary:
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Key Points:
1. ______________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________________
Connections: What did todays reading remind you of?

________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Topic to be carried over to the next session: __________________________
Assignment for next session: Pages_______to________

Literature Circles Role Sheet


Discussion Director*
Name_____________________________Circle__________________________
(groups 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. Dont 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. ______________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________________________
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 todays 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: __________________________


Assignment for next session: Pages_______to________

Literature Circles Role Sheet


Connector*
Name_____________________________Circle__________________________
(groups 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. ______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Topic to be carried over to the next session: __________________________
Assignment for next session: Pages_______to________

Literature Circles Role Sheet


Vocabulary Enricher*
Name_____________________________Circle__________________________
(groups name)
Book____________________________________________________________
Meeting Date________________Assignment Pages_________to________
Vocabulary Enricher: Your job is to be on the lookout for a few especially important words
in todays 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.
Page No. &
Paragraph

Word

Definition

Topic to be carried over to the next session: __________________________


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


Literary Luminary(Passage Master)*
Name_____________________________Circle__________________________
(groups name)
Book____________________________________________________________
Meeting Date________________Assignment Pages_________to________
Literary Luminary(Passage Master): Your job is selects key passages from the text to read
aloud and discusses why those passages are important

1. Page :
Reason for selection:
Discussion Plan:

2. Page :
Reason for selection:
Discussion Plan:

3. Page :
Reason for selection:
Discussion Plan:

4. Page :
Reason for selection:
Discussion Plan:

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