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Literacy Online. Every child literate - a shared responsibility.

Literature circles

Many teachers use literature circles as a way of encouraging their students to think and talk about a wide range of literary texts. A literature circle is like a book club for students. Small groups of students read the same text independently and share their interpretations and personal responses with others in the group. The students generate the discussion. Having the students mark parts of the text helps to focus their discussion of a text, for example, where they:

  • found a passage particularly impressive, interesting, or confusing;
  • want to ask the group questions about the plot, characters, or information;
  • want to clarify their thoughts about the theme or meaning of the text;
  • found the language or writing style impressive or memorable;
  • can relate an event or episode in the text to personal experience;
  • can relate the text to other texts on the same topic or theme or by the same author.

Literature circles enable students to extend their comprehension and critical analysis skills as they explore, in depth, texts by a particular author or on a specific theme.




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