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Building Background Knowledge within Literature Circles

Voices from the Middle, 2012
The authors examined the strength of literature circles in developing background knowledge an acknowledged sticking point in the development of understanding for middle graders with a special focus on the literature circle role of investigator, where it is student initiative and not teacher direction that guides comprehension.
Diane Barone, Rebecca Barone
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Literature Circles: Reducing Reading Stress

Reading, 1996
AbstractThe concept of literature circles is now familiar in American and Australian literature about reading, but it does not as yet have great currency in this country. This article by Charlotte Keefe may do much to change this as it very lucidly explains the benefits of and teaching strategies underlying the use of literature circles.
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Expository Text in Literature Circles

Voices from the Middle, 2002
Literature study has evolved over the last twenty years and veteran educator Harvey Daniels has helped lead the way. In this Voices from the Middle article he explores the structural differences between fiction and nonfiction and shares several key strategies for captivating readers with nonfiction.
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Literature Circles in the Physical Education Classroom

Strategies, 2004
(2004). Literature Circles in the Physical Education Classroom. Strategies: Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 35-37.
Suzanne Stringer, Erin Reilly
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The Literature Circle: Rethinking Role Sheets

Voices from the Middle, 2002
If you are doing literature circles in your classroom, chances are you have run across a set of tools called “role sheets.” These handouts, adapted from standard collaborative-learning practice, assign students a set of jigsawed tasks to perform while reading and meeting in their book clubs.
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Literature Circles: Something Old, Something New

Georgia Journal of Literacy, 2016
Motivating students to read is an important aspect of Reading researchers have determined that activities focusing on reader response, such as literature circles, dialogue journals, and classroom discussions are ways of connecting students' life experiences to texts, increasing understanding of texts, shaping subjectivities, and building communities of
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Literature Circles for Students With Learning Disabilities

Intervention in School and Clinic, 2008
The term literature circle refers to a classroom instructional strategy that connects all aspects of literacy for students with varied interests and levels of reading achievement. Although general education teachers commonly use literature circles, special education teachers have used this strategy much less frequently.
Peggy L. Anderson, LeAnn Corbett
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Another Look at Roles in Literature Circles

Middle School Journal, 2006
(2006). Another Look at Roles in Literature Circles. Middle School Journal: Vol. 37, The Neglected Core and More, pp. 37-43.
Shelley Peterson, Michelle Belizaire
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Literature Circles Effect on Overall Achievement

2018
The purpose of this study was to measure the effects of participating in literature circles on overall achievement of 10th grade Honors English students at a high school in Maryland. The measurement tool that was used was student achievement on Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) practice pre-and post-tests.
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Teaching Moral Philosophy through Literature Circles

Teaching Philosophy, 2019
How do you effectively teach moral philosophy to classes of twenty to thirty-five students who come from diverse national, ethnic, religious, linguistic, and educational backgrounds, and most of whom have little or no interest in philosophy? In seeking ways to create a course that is relevant, practical, and engaging, I hit upon the idea of adapting ...
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