25 Reproducible Literature: Circle Role Sheets for Fiction and Nonfiction Books

Literature circles are student-centered book discussion groups in which each student has a role for which he or she is responsible. Literature circles accomodate a wide variety of reading levels and allow for differentiated instruction. In addition to promoting reading, writing and listening skills, literature circles encourage cooperation and courtesy, allow for individual assessment and motivate students to read!

In addition to retaining such popular role sheets as Character Sketcher, Scene Setter, Time Liner and Wordsmith, the following materials have been added to this revised edition:

-a description of various types of literature circles
-an explanation and role sheet for student-created discussion questions
-additional role sheets for informational text literature circles
-an updated list of books for text sets
-an updated list of resources
-end-of-book project suggestions
-a step-by-step description of Getting Started: First Time Literature Circles

Literature circles provide some of the most exciting environments for learning. Here is everything you need to help you instantly create such opportunities in your own classroom!

Christine Boardman Moen is an author-educator who develops classroom materials which put theory into practice.

A classroom teacher with experience at several different grade levels, Chris has presented numerous workshops for teachers at education conferences and in-service training sessions. She has also worked with hundreds of students in Illinois, Iowa and Ohio at Young Writers' conferences and in writing classes where she encourages her students to write for publication.

Chris is a member of ICARE, the Illinois Council for Affective Reading Education, the International Reading Association and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. She currently lives in northern Illinois with her husband Tom and their children, Alex and Ruth.