The groups consisted of 5 students, each one being assigned a job within the group. They were given laminated cards with their job descriptions on them. The jobs were as follows:
- Discussion Director: Your job is to make a list of "FAT" questions for your group to discuss. A "FAT" question can not be answered with yes or no. Write the discussion questions down in your reading notebook. A few sample questions might be.....What was going through your mind when you read this story? How did you feel while you read this story? What personal experience were you reminded of while you were reading? What suprised you while you read?
- Literary Luminary: Your job is to find several passages from the story that you would like to read aloud. Mark the passages with sticky notes & jot down why you thought the passages were important. A few sample passages might be.....something funny, something interesting, something confusing, something well-written, something new that you learned.
- Concept Connector: Your job is to make real life connections with the story. Look through the selection you read & think of something that the story made you think of. Mark the part of the story with sticky notes & jot down your ideas. A few samples of ideas of connections may be....a trip you have taken, an experience at school, something funny, another book you have read, something sad.
- Word Wizard: Your job is to make a list of interesting words from the story. Put sticky notes under each word you choose. In you reading notebook write the word, the page where it was found, and it's definition. During your sharing meeting, share the words with your literature circle. See if they can predict the meanings. A few kinds of words may be....funny words, unusual words, words used in a new way.
- Artful Artist: Your job is to make an illustration related to the story. Your illustration must be original. Keep your drawing to yourself. At the literature circle meeting, have each group member try to decide what you illustrated. After everyone has had a guess, share your picture. A few sample illustrations may be....a scene from the story, an exciting part of the story, a diagram, a main character's reaction to a problem.
The students were really motivated, they enjoyed being assigned a job and being in charge of that job. I love it when you get to see students really enjoy learning and have fun while they're doing it.
1 comment:
This is a great idea. I like how each group member has an assigned job that stimulates their minds. Each job gives each student the opportunity to express themselves based on the requirements of the assignment.
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