Literature Circle Forms Literature Circle Planning Guide for

Literature Circle Forms

Literature Circle Planning Guide for The Secret Life of Bees Group Members: 1. _________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________ 4. _________________ The group will meet on the following dates and the roles will rotate as follows: Date: 2/1/2013 Role Student Date: 2/8/2013 Role Student Discussion Director Illustrator Literary Luminary Character Analyzer Date: 2/14/2013 Date: 2/22/2013 Role Student Discussion Director Illustrator Literary Luminary Character Analyzer Date: 3/1/2013 Role Student Discussion Director Illustrator Literary Luminary Character Analyzer Give Ms. Hines a copy of your completed planning guide.

Discussion Director Date: _____ Novel you’re reading: The Secret Life of Bees Chapters read to prepare for this discussion: ___-____ Job description: • As the Discussion Director, it is your job to lead the “meeting” (discussion) and prepare a list of, at least 5, higher-level thinking questions that can not always be answered directly from the text. • Think of these starters: Why. . . , If. . . , What. . . , Who. . . , and How. . . Name: ___________ _ Period: AC ELA 7 -___ (Ms. Hines)

Illustrator Date: _____ Novel you’re reading: The Secret Life of Bees Chapters read to prepare for this discussion: ___-____ Job description: • As the Illustrator, it is your job to share an artistic representation of the material you read for today’s Literature Circle. Some ideas for sharing may include: a character, the setting, a problem, an exciting part, a surprise, a prediction, or anything else. • Examples of for expression may include: Artwork, Music, Poetry, Collage, Mobile, etc. . • Have fun! Let your imagination soar! What I shared: My Illustration: My Rationale (provide a written description of what you shared and explain how it represents a facet of the assigned reading. ): Name: ___________ _ Period: AC ELA 7 -___ (Ms. Hines)

LITERARY LUMINARY Date: _____ Novel you’re reading: The Secret Life of Bees Chapters read to prepare for this discussion: ___-____ Job description: As the Literary Luminary, it is your job to point out important passages within the reading that are: (check each box that applies) q Interesting q Powerful q Funny q Puzzling/confusing Where did you find the text? (Citing the text) q q q q Important Thought provoking Informative Descriptive Surprising Scary Personally meaningful What does the text say explicitly? **Use quotation marks. ** My reason for picking each passage Page #: ____ Paragraph #: ___ Line(s): _________ Page #: ____ Paragraph #: ___ Line(s): _____ Name: ___________ _ Period: AC ELA 7 -___ (Ms. Hines)

CHARACTER ANALYZER Date: _____ Novel you’re reading: The Secret Life of Bees Chapters read to prepare for this discussion: ___-____ Job description: As the Character Analyzer, it is your job to share observations you have about the main character(s). Select three adjectives that describe the characters in your novel, and support your selection with an example taken from your reading assignment. Character How would you describe the character? (three adjectives) Specific example of behavior/action with citation Page #: ________ Paragraph #: ___ Line(s): ________ Page #: ________ Paragraph #: ___ Line(s): ____ Name: ___________ _ Period: AC ELA 7 -___ (Ms. Hines)

Evaluation Sheet for Discussion Group Members: Date: ____-2013 1. _________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________ 4. _________________ Directions: As a group, complete the following evaluation form. Please be honest; your score will not influence your grade. It is important to hold each other accountable and give honest feedback so that you can improve your next meeting. Check the appropriate box. Provide evidence where possible. Yes No Sometimes Evidence Everyone participates and shares in the discussion process. Communication is interactive. Our group is supportive of its individual members. The climate of our group promotes friendliness. Group members often ask questions to either clear up things that were confusing/hard to understand or elaboration. The group works very well together The person that worked the hardest in our group today is __________ because ___________________________________. The best thing about the way our group worked together was ______________________________________________. One problem our group had was _______________________. Our specific plan(s) for improving include: ______________________________________________________

Literature Circle Individual Reflection Sheet Name: ___________ _ Period: AC ELA 7 -___ The Secret Life of Bees by ____________ Date: _____-2013 q I have read chapters _____-______. q I have completed _________________ role. Reflection Statements Comments: Yes No Somewhat