Preparation and discussion during Lit. Circles (teacher keeps track of student progress on Lit. Circle Discussion Record) Students receive their novels and complete page one of booklet: Question/ Prediction page Students record their weekly reading assignments on their sheet. ADDITIONAL Lit. Circle ACTIVITIES (Introduce one new activity per week) Characters I Will Meet as new characters are introduced, students – record their names, who they are, a picture and personality traits describing them. Character VENN students compare themselves with the main – character. Words should include both descriptors of themselves ie: girl, – student, only child, plays hockey AND personality traits ie: brave, funny, – kind, determined. Setting Map students draw, label and color a map of the setting of the – book. Students brainstorm places in the story to include on their maps first, ie: This should be school, house, park, store, church, friend’s house. done as a semi-bird’s (teacher can model) eye view. Photo Album are the illustrator of this book. Choose 5 – “You moments/events/images from this book that you would like to capture. Draw and color your illustrations and include a caption and page number” TRANSFORMING My Thinking students complete this sheet. They will – need to have had some previous background and practice in this strategy. Remember to include how their thinking has changed now that they have finished reading the book. Letter to the Author students write a letter to the author. The letter – should include an introductory paragraph introducing themselves to the – author, their response/reaction to the book, the parts they liked and why, their personal connections. Included should be questions they would like to ask the author and a closing. Vocabulary page students record any new words they encounter during – reading. Definitions and sentences for each word should be included. Title Page create a front cover for their package. Include the title of the – novel (block or 3-d lettering is encouraged), THEIR name, a border and some colored coloured illustrations. Remind them they are not to copy the pictures from the original cover of the book.
Preparation and discussion during Lit. Circles (teacher keeps track of student progress on Lit. Circle Discussion Record) Students receive their novels and complete page one of booklet: Question/ Prediction page Students record their weekly reading assignments on their sheet. ADDITIONAL Lit. Circle ACTIVITIES (Introduce one new activity per week) Characters I Will Meet – as new characters are introduced, students record their names, who they are, a picture and personality traits describing them. Character VENN – students compare themselves with the main character. Words should include both descriptors of themselves – ie: girl, student, only child, plays hockey AND personality traits – ie: brave, funny, kind, determined. Setting Map – students draw, label and color a map of the setting of the book. Students brainstorm places in the story to include on their maps first, ie: school, house, park, store, church, friend’s house. This should be done as a semi-bird’s eye view. (teacher can model) Photo Album – “You are the illustrator of this book. Choose 5 moments/events/images from this book that you would like to capture. Draw and color your illustrations and include a caption and page number” TRANSFORMING My Thinking – students complete this sheet. They will need to have had some previous background and practice in this strategy. Remember to include how their thinking has changed now that they have finished reading the book. Letter to the Author – students write a letter to the author. The letter should include – an introductory paragraph introducing themselves to the author, their response/reaction to the book, the parts they liked and why, their personal connections. Included should be questions they would like to ask the author and a closing. Vocabulary page – students record any new words they encounter during reading. Definitions and sentences for each word should be included. Title Page – create a front cover for their package. Include the title of the novel (block or 3-d lettering is encouraged), THEIR name, a border and some colored coloured illustrations. Remind them they are not to copy the pictures from the original cover of the book.