Literature Circles

I was looking for a way to get my kids talking and engaging in the texts they read. They are catching on to the format and I feel good about the direction we are going in my Middle School English Language Arts classes. I modified the format somewhat (We're all reading the same book) but it is still working well! I also chose to focus on "Summarizer, Word Wizard, Questioner and Passage Picker" because those seem more aligned to the common core and seem the most crucial to me. Very helpful book!

Seems a bit dated, but has good ideas.

This book is great for anyone interested in doing something a litle different in your classroom. I have used this concept for the last 8 years and my kids always enjoy learning with it. It is a bit harder to do with high school students, but I just choose novels that relate to them and that they actually enjoy reading. It makes learning a little less painful to them! I'm all about students learning when they don't even realize they are learning!

This book is awesome for any educator that wants to successfully begin and maintain literature circles in their classrooms. It gives you step by step information about how to introduce the concept to your students, how they should be run, the roles of the students, and how to assess your students. This is a MUST HAVE for ELA teachers!

I love this book! The author writes in such an approachable, personal, chuckle-inducing way! The insights provided in this book are very helpful and authentic for teachers at all levels. I've gotten a lot out of this book and other books by Harvey Daniels.

A good entry level text for work along side the deployment for beginner lit. circles.

I purchased these for a teacher in my school district as requested. She has been very happy with them so far.

I enjoyed this book. Still want to incorporate lit circles!

Still not receive the product.