[MOSAIC] literature circles (Maryanne)

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Laurie,
This is probably late, but I'm very new to Book Clubs also.   So far, so 
good.  I have a very "talkative" class but the one thing that is  working for me 
so far is giving them a rubric so that they can grade themselves  as a group.  
It asks questions such as "was your group prepared?' or "did  everyone stay on 
topic" etc.  They then grade their group on a 1-3 grading  scale.  At this 
point, I'm telling them that I want their honest answer and  that no matter how 
they score themselves, it won't hurt their grade.  It's  a way for me to see 
where I need to be to better help the groups.  Like I  said...so far so good.  
Good Luck.



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