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ILLUSTRATOR

Published at October 2, 2008 in HCA - Eighth Grade Literature, HCA - Harvest Christian Academy Parents and HCA - Literature Circle Job Forms. 0 Comments

ILLUSTRATOR

Name:

Date:

Group:

Book:

Assignment - Chapter ____ - Chapter ____

Illustrator: Your job is to draw some kind of picture related to the reading. It can be a sketch, cartoon, diagram, flowchart, or stick-figure scene. ou can draw
a picture of something that’s discussed specifically in the text, or something that the reading reminded you of, or a picture that conveys any idea or feeling you got from the reading. Any sort of drawing or graphic representation is okay–you can even label things with words if that helps. You can make your drawing on the other side of this sheet or on a separate sheet.

Presentation plan: Whenever it fits in the conversation, show your picture without comment to the others in the group. One at a time, they get to speculate what your picture means, to connect the drawing to their own ideas about the reading and the subject at hand. After everyone has had a say, you get the last word: you get to tell them what your picture means, where it comes from, or what it represents to you.

SUMMARIZER

Published at October 2, 2008 in HCA - Eighth Grade Literature, HCA - Harvest Christian Academy Parents, HCA - Literature Circle Job Forms and HCA - Seventh Grade Literature. 0 Comments

SUMMARIZER

Name:

Date:

Group:

Book:

Assignment - Chapter ____ - Chapter ____

Summarizer: Your job is to prepare a brief summary of today’s reading. The other members of your group will be counting on you to give a quick (one- or two minute) statement that conveys the gist — the key points, the main highlights, the essence — of today’s reading assignment. If there are several main ideas or events to remember, you can use bullets below. Also try to get to the theme of the story.

Summary:

Key points or events:

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CONNECTOR

Published at October 2, 2008 in HCA - Eighth Grade Literature, HCA - Harvest Christian Academy Parents, HCA - Literature Circle Job Forms and HCA - Seventh Grade Literature. 0 Comments

CONNECTOR

Name:

Date:

Group:

Book:

Assignment - Chapter ____ - Chapter ____

Connector: Your job is to find connections between the marerial your group is reading and the world outside. This means connectiong the reading to your own life, to happenings at school or in the community, to stories in the news, to similar events at other times and places, to other people or problems that our are reminded of. You might also see connections between this material and other writings on the same topic, or by the same author. There are no right answers here - whatever the reading connects you with is worth sharing!

Some connections I found between this reading and other people, places, events, authors…

RESEARCHER

Published at September 30, 2008 in HCA - Eighth Grade Literature, HCA - Harvest Christian Academy Parents, HCA - Literature Circle Job Forms and HCA - Seventh Grade Literature. 1 Comment

Researcher

Name:

Date:

Group:

Book:

Assignment - Chapter ____ - Chapter ____

Researcher: Your job is to dig up some background information on any topic related to your book. This might include the geography, weather, culture, or history of the book’s setting, information about the author, her/his life, and other works. You can also look up pictures, objects, or materials that illustrate elements of the book, the history and derivation of words or names used in the book, music that reflects the book or the time.
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This is not a formal research report. The idea is to find some information or material that helps your group understand the book better. Investigate something that really interests you – something that struck you as puzzling or curious while you were reading.

Ways of gathering information:

The introduction, preface, or “about the author” section of the book
Library books and magazines
On-line computer search or encyclopedia
Interviews with people who know the topic
Other novels, nonfiction, or textbooks you’ve read

LITERARY LUMINARY

Published at September 30, 2008 in HCA - Eighth Grade Literature, HCA - Harvest Christian Academy Parents, HCA - Literature Circle Job Forms and HCA - Seventh Grade Literature. 0 Comments

LITERARY LUMINARY

Name:

Group:

Book:

Assignment - Chapter ____ - Chapter ____

Literary Luminary: Your job is to locate a few special or quotations of the reading that the group should look back on and talk over. The idea is to help people notice the most interesting, powerful, funny, puzzling, or important sections of the text and think about them more carefully. You decide which passages or paragraphs are worth reviewing and then jot down plans for how they should be shared with the group. You can read passages aloud yourself, ask someone else to read them, or have people read them silently and then discuss.

Page No. & Reason for Picking Plan for Discussion
Paragraph

WORD WIZARD

Published at September 30, 2008 in HCA - Eighth Grade Literature, HCA - Harvest Christian Academy Parents, HCA - Literature Circle Job Forms and HCA - Seventh Grade Literature. 0 Comments

WORD WIZARD

Name:

Date:

Group:

Book:

Assignment - Chapter ____ - Chapter ____

Word Wizard: The words a writer chooses are an important ingredient of the author’s craft. Your job Is to be on the lookout for a few words that have special meaning in today’s reading selection. If you find words that are puzzling or unfamiliar, mark them while you are reading, and then later jot down their definition, either form a dictionary or some other source. You may also run across words that stand out somehow in the reading – words that are repeated a lot, used in an unusual way, or key to the meaning of the text. Mark these special words, too, and be ready to point them out to the group. When your circle meets, help members find and discuss the words that seem most important in this text.

Word Page No. & Definition Plan for Discussion
Paragraph

SCENE SETTER

Published at September 30, 2008 in HCA - Eighth Grade Literature, HCA - Harvest Christian Academy Parents, HCA - Literature Circle Job Forms and HCA - Seventh Grade Literature. 0 Comments

SCENE SETTER

Name:

Date:

Group:

Book:

Assignment - Chapter ____ - Chapter ____

Scene Setter: When you are reading a book where characters move around a lot and the scene changes frequently, it is important for everyone in your group to know where things are happening and how the setting may have changed. So that’s your job: to track carefully where the action takes place during today’s reading. Describe each setting in detail, either in words or with an action map or diagram you can show to your group. Be sure to give the pages where the scene is described.

Describe or sketch the setting

Where today’s action begins: Page where it is described

Where key events happen today: Page where it is described

Where today’s events end: Page where it is described

Passage Master - Literary Circle Job

Published at September 29, 2008 in HCA - Eighth Grade Literature, HCA - Harvest Christian Academy Parents, HCA - Literature Circle Job Forms, HCA - Seventh Grade Literature and Just For Fun. 0 Comments

Passage Master

Name:

Date:

Group:

Book:

Assignment - Chapter ____ - Chapter ____

Passage Master: Your job is to locate a few special sections of the reading that the group should look back on. The idea is to help people notice the most interesting, funny, puzzling, or important sections of the text. You decide which passages or paragraphs are worth reviewing and then jot down plans for how they should be shared with the group. You can read passages aloud yourself, ask someone else to read them, or have people read them silently and then discuss.

Page No. & Reason for Picking Plan for Discussion
Paragraph

Questioner Literary Circle Job

Published at September 26, 2008 in HCA - Eighth Grade Literature, HCA - Harvest Christian Academy Parents, HCA - Literature Circle Job Forms and HCA - Seventh Grade Literature. 0 Comments

Questioner

Name

Date:

Group

Book

Assignment – Chapter _____ - Chapter _____

Questioner: Your job is to write down a five questions that you had about this selection. What were you wondering about while you were reading? Did you have questions about what was being described? What a word meant? Why the author used a certain style? How things fit together? What the whole thing meant? Just try to notice what questions popped into your mind while you read, and jot them down, either while you read or after you’re finished.

Questions I had about this reading:

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