Author Description

This book provides an easy-to-follow, step-by-step format that will help you create effective literature circles in your classroom. Lit Circles combine a skills mini-lesson, independent or small-group reading, writing, book discussions, and concluding activities that are shared by the whole class. Highlights include: book selection; grouping and social skills; questioning techniques; lit-circles roles; role playing; pre-reading ideas; project and mini-lesson ideas; lit-logs; assessment; and bibliographies gr. 3-4, 5-6, 7-8.