Literature circles
July 31, 2008If you are looking for titles suitable for using in Literature Circles, don’t forget to look in the CMIS Resource Bank. Currently 122 annotated titles are listed that we feel would work well as small group studies. A future search will reflect additions to the database.
If a book has been reviewed in Fiction Focus, age guidelines (such as 12+) indicate the suggested level. Titles without such age suggestions have been reviewed in our sister publication Primary Focus, and will be ideal for younger students – although some will still suit secondary students in Years 7 and 8 where the concept works well.
There is plenty of information about literature circles although much of the material has a US elementary focus. The most common approaches are based on the work of Harvey Daniels, and can be adapted for lower secondary groups.
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