Literature Circles

02/23/07

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In literature circles, small groups of students gather together to discuss a piece of literature in depth. This discussion is led by the students based on what they have read. The children will talk about events that happened, the characters in the book, or personal connection to the story. Literature circles provide a way for students to think critically about a story and reflect as they read, discuss, and respond to books.

Young Cam Jansen and the Missing Cookie is a mystery story that introduces the children to Cam Jansen. In this book we learned that Jennifer got her name "Cam" because she has a photographic memory, just like a camera. Cam helped her friend solve the mystery of his missing cookie by using her incredible memory.

After reading the story, the children then created a piece of a quilt about something important that happened in the story. They were able to choose an important scene, main event, character, chapter or theme. They were to draw and write a sentence explaining the importance of their illustration. Below are the children's quilt pieces.

              


The book Freckle Juice talks a lot about being proud of who you are. Andrew wanted to have freckles so bad, that he was willing to pay for and drink freckle juice just so he could be like Nicky. In the end, Andrew learns that being himself is good enough.

After reading the story, the children created a poster about what makes them so unique. The posters needed to include pictures and sentences explaining what makes them so special. Below are a few of their posters!

 

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