Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Literature Circles
When we did the literature circle over Oddly Normal, I really enjoyed actually talking about the book. However, I did not really like reading the book. I have always enjoyed literature circles but this time it was not as fun for me because I did not like the book. In our circle, most of the students did not like the book so we talked mostly about what we did not like in the book. The literature circle experience itself, I feel, is a good idea. It opens up students minds to what they read in the books and lets them give their opinions about the books. Also, it lets each student hear the different opinions about the books. This is a very good idea when the students are reading books that are hard to understand. Literature circles are very good experiences for adolescents in school.
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Jessica: I think your was a successful lit circle because over two meetings, you all talked and talked a lot, the way I recall it. Even if the talk centered around not caring much for the book, the point of lit circles is to get students to discuss their opinions of the books, positive and negative, and to, in the process, learn about reading, etc.
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