1. ST. ADALBERT’S GRADE 7
Literature Circle Review

2. Literature Circle
COOPERATION
CONTRIBUTION
COMMUNICATION
COLLABORATION
COMMUNITY

3. RULES FOR GROUPS
 Everyone has a voice.
 Everyone has a part.
 Everyone listens when member “has the floor”.
 Everyone is respectful.
 Everyone is prepared.
 Everyone is focused.
 Everyone is learning.

4. ROLES FOR GROUPS
 Discussion Leader
 Vocabulary Leader
 Group Manager
 Illustrator
 Spokesperson
 Graphic Designer
Roles are dynamic. They can change. One person
can do more than one role per week. Each session
elect a group manager and take it from there. Be
sure you keep a record of your participation.

5. DISCUSSION LEADER
 Coordinates participation.
 Starts the discussion.
 Restores order.
Ideas for discussion

6. START A DISCUSSION
 I liked…
 I felt…
 I disagree…
 I thought …
 I predict…
 I have a question about…
 I didn’t understand when…
 I noticed …
 I laughed when…
 I felt sad when…
 I wonder …

7. VOCABULARY LEADER
 Leads discussion on unfamiliar words.
 Looks up words in dictionary.
 Participates or coordinates graphic organizer.

8. GRAPHIC DESIGNER
 Organizes charts.
 Coordinates participation.

9. GROUP MANAGER
 Coordinate materials. (Paper, markers, worksheets,etc.)
 Facilitates roles and order of assignments. (Discuss,
charts, vocabulary, etc.)
 Asks for help.

10. ILLUSTRATOR
 Draws pictures
 Researches images.
 Coordinates supporting roles i.e. coloring or parts of
drawing.

11. SPOKESPERSON
 Coordinates final presentation.
 Presents work to class.

12. BE PREPARED
 Read assigned pages.
 Read actively.
 Used sticky notes to mark passages or
 Wrote questions for discussion.
Ideas for reading actively.

13. RELATE TO TEXT
 I didn’t understand…
 I am confused about…
 I thought this part was funny, sad, inspiring…
 I am like this character because…
 I am not like this character because…
 This part reminded me of another book…
 This character reminded me of another character…
 I would have acted like…
 I wouldn’t have acted like…
 If I could change …
 I want to share the part about…
 I am having trouble with this word…

14. GENRE
 Fiction
 Non-fiction
 Historical Fiction
 Mystery
 Fantasy

15. WHAT DID YOU LEARN?
 Create a quiz with RUAAEC questions.
 Write a book review persuading people to read the
book. Include many details.
 Make a generalization about the book and use
graphic organizers to support your position.
 Create a character sociogram.
 Design a book cover portraying multiple elements
of the book.
 Plan an interview with the author designing
questions about the book.
 Plan a debate about a conflict taking both sides.
 Your ideas.

16. CHOOSE THE NEXT BOOK.
 Hoot
 The Absolute Value of Mike
 Tuck Everlasting
 Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
 Hatchet
 Tangerine
 Esperanza Rising
 Milkweed
 Number The Stars
 Jar of Dreams
 Watson’s Go to Birmingham
 Stargirl
 Al Capone Does My Shirts
 Banner in the Sky
 Devil’s Arithmetic
 Heat
 Flipped
 The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
 The Wednesday Wars
 Crash

17. WHOLE CLASS
 A Christmas Carol
 The Diary of Anne Frank
 Your Ideas…