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Classroom Book Clubs Facebook Group. The Classroom Book Clubs program includes membership in a private Facebook group of teachers who are implementing this approach to Literature Circles.
Genres of literature are important to learn about. The two main categories separating the different genres of literature are fiction and nonfiction.
What Are Literature Circles? In literature circles, small groups of students gather together to discuss a piece of literature in depth.
Preparing for Discussion Adapted from Chapter 5 Getting Started with Literature Circles Katherine L. Schlick Noe and Nancy J. Johnson
Questioner/Discussion Director: Your job is to develop a list of questions that your group might want to discuss about this part of the book. Don’t worry about the small
Why a Scientific Format? The scientific format may seem confusing for the beginning science writer due to its rigid structure which is so different from writing in the humanities.
A book club is a group of people who meet to discuss a book or books that they have read and express their opinions, likes, dislikes, etc. It is more often called simply a book club, a term that is also used to describe a book sales club, which can cause confusion.
Literature Circles is an exciting reading program that allows students to take control of their own learning. In this program, the class is divided into reading groups, with each group consisting of four or five students.
In both cases, there are a number of specific skills that we can help our students develop to become better able to contribute effectively to group discussions.
