Getting Started with Literature Circles. The Bill Harp Professional Teachers Library Series

Designed to help teachers get started using literature circles in their classrooms, this book gives teachers a boost to begin, offers some insights from other teachers, and helps teachers clarify where to go next. It notes that literature circles (or literature study groups, book clubs, or discussio...

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Main Authors Noe, Katherine L. Schlick, Johnson, Nancy J
Format Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc 1999
Subjects
Classroom Environment
Classroom Techniques
Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Elementary Education
Journal Writing
Literature Appreciation
Literature Circles
Reader Response
Student Projects
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Summary:Designed to help teachers get started using literature circles in their classrooms, this book gives teachers a boost to begin, offers some insights from other teachers, and helps teachers clarify where to go next. It notes that literature circles (or literature study groups, book clubs, or discussion circles) take many forms and engage students in meaningful response to literature in a variety of ways. After an introduction, the chapters are: (1) Building a Framework for Literature Circles; (2) Classroom Climate; (3) Structure; (4) Good Books for Literature Circles; (5) Discussion; (6) Response Journals; (7) Focus Lessons: Incorporating Literacy Strategies; and (8) Extension Projects. Contains 38 references and a 95-item list of children's literature cited. (RS)
ISBN:0926842978
9780926842977