Literature Circles and Reading and Writing Workshops

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Literature Circles and Reading and Writing
Workshops

• Tompkins-Ch. 11 12

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Key Features

• Choice
• Literature
• Response

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What students do

• Talk about the literature (plot, characters,
  settings)
• Talk about connections
• Talk about group processes and social issues
• Talk about the reading process

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Monitoring Literature Circles

• Join groups
• Observe groups
• Allow groups to share
• Monitor Students schedules
• Monitor Role Sheets
• Look at (assess) reading logs and group projects
• Examine reflections

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Reading and Writing Workshops
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Reading Workshop

• Pre-reading-Explore and Choose Book
• Read-Individual reading 30-60 min.
• Respond-Reading Logs
• Sharing-Book Talks
• Minilessons- (Genres, reading strategies,
  vocabulary,story structure, etc.)
• Reading Aloud

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Writing Workshop

• Writing-Choice(pre, draft, revise, edit, publish)
• Sharing
• Minilessons- (the writing process, punctuation,
  style, etc.)