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Literature Circles Go to College

Journal of Basic Writing, 2011
In basic writing classrooms and scholarship, reading too often remains invisible; neither research nor established practice provides tangible activities to support reading and connect it to writing. This article documents a search for structured, scaffolded, low-stakes reading activities, a search that moves off the college campus and into the ...
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Differentiating Through Literature Circles

Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2017
Extend the reach of your reading instruction by adding differentiation, mixed-ability and flexible groupings, and mixed-grade opportunities to literature circles.
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Literature Circles for Adolescent Developmental Readers

English Journal, 2017
This study introduced developmental adolescent readers to literature circles to balance literacy instruction based on students’ needs.
Jeff Ragland, Crystal Palace
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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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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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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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The Literature Circle: Don’t Spoil the Ending!

Voices from the Middle, 2004
Use a minilesson to help students refrain from blurting surprises from books being discussed in literature circles. Principles and monitoring techniques are explained in detail.
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Continental Literature, Translation, and the Johnson Circle

The Wordsworth Circle, 2002
How significant were Johnson's publishing activities in bringing Continental, and especially German, literature onto the horizon for an English readership? To begin answering this question, we need some context for English knowledge of German literature during the Romantic period.
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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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The “Us” in Discuss: Grouping in Literature Circles

Voices from the Middle, 2012
This article describes one middle school teacher’s use of literature circles using heterogeneous grouping. It begins with a brief rationale for using literature circles in the language arts classroom. Next, it describes techniques to form literature circles. Then, it shares how to build and establish a supportive environment within each group.
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