[MOSAIC] the power of modeling-lit circles

[Feix, Susan]

Thanks, I'll read it over the holidays.

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[mailto:mosaic-bounces at literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Renee
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 9:57 AM
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Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] the power of modeling-lit circles

Read-Write-Think has a few lessons dealing with literature circles. The

one I wrote is here:
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=44

Enjoy!
Renee

On Nov 21, 2006, at 6:37 AM, Feix, Susan wrote:

> I have recently become interested in, and have begun researching
> literature circles.  I am mainly concerned in adapting them to
> non-fiction material.  I have a few ideas but would appreciate any
> advice.  I feel as if I'm jumping off a cliff without a net.
>
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> From: mosaic-bounces at literacyworkshop.org
> [mailto:mosaic-bounces at literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Lisa Szyska
> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 8:47 AM
> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv
> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] the power of modeling-lit circles
>
> Yes, I just wanted to second this excellent advice
> from Gina.  Modeling is the one thing many teachers
> don't do for lit circles, usually giving up due to the
> struggles and weak, surface-level discussions their
> students have.  The younger the students, the more you
> have to model.  In third grade, I model each role and
> have the students practice the role before they ever
> use it with their own group book.
>
> I absolutely love literature circles (though we call
> them book clubs in my room b/c my students seemed to
> respond better to that name) b/c even the weakest
> reader can have a very positive literacy experience.
> And the kids w/strong interpersonal intelligence  can
> really shine.
>
> Lisa
> 2/3 IL
> --- gina nunley <gina_nunley at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> My kids are having some of the best literature
>> circle discussions I have
>> ever seen, and this year's kids actually struggle
>> more than in the past.
>> The one thing I did differently was to model one for
>> them. Two teachers and
>> myself used the last chapters of a book the class
>> had just finished to
>> conduct a lit circle.
>
>
>
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