Transcript Literature Circles student project

Book Groups
by Megan Elliott, Kurt Dreikosen,
Kaycie Ludkey, Alex Smith, and
Justine Paulson
What are book groups???
• First of all, you discuss literature!!
A group of people that choose the same book, read
and discuss what they have read. Sometimes you
will have roles, and other times you will be
assigned a project to reflect the reading.
Roles
• Summarizer: prepare a brief summary
of the reading. Cover key points, main
highlights, and the general idea of the
reading assignment.
• Discussion Director: develop a list of
questions, cover the big ideas, and
try to provoke a conversation.
Roles Cont.
• Investigator: get background
information on any topic related to
your book
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Geography
Information on the author
Time period
Elements of the book
Music that reflects the mood
Roles Cont.
• Illustrator: Draw a picture related to the
reading- either discussed specifically, or
an idea or feeling you may have gotten.
• Connector: Find connections between the
book and to the outside world- school,
friends, family, etc.
• Travel Tracer: Discuss the scene changes
and importance of them.
Roles Cont.
• Vocabulary Enricher:
Find important or
difficult words in the
reading, define and
discuss them with
your group.
• Predictor: Make
predictions about your
book and use support
from the text.
Projects
• Here is a list of possible projects that Mrs.
Apfelbeck could assign to you.
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Graffiti Wall
Book to Movie
Book Discussion
Essay
Graffiti Walls
• Use important quotes
and create graphics
based on the text to
create a “graffiti Wall.”
Persuade other
people to read your
book.
Book To Movie
• This project challenges you to
create a movie out of your
book using roles that are used
in real life
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Director
Casting director
Location manager
Production manager
Cinematographer
Production designer
Storyboard artist
Director of audiography
Sound designer
Music composer
Choreographer
To discuss a few…
• Director: responsible
for the overall look and
feel of the movie.
• Casting director: hires
actors based on
popularity and
capability.
• Production designer:
Creates setting and
costumes to go with the
feel of the movie.
• Music composer: finds
music that fits with the
feel of the movie.
A Few Tips
• Do a close reading of the book.
• Keep up with your reading schedule.
• Think about the people that will read
the book with you—know they are
depending on you to make the book
group experience a success.
• Don’t expect your group to do the
work for you—do your part!
While reading, answer these
questions:
– What makes the characters do what
they do?
– How are the characters portrayed?
– What is the setting of the story?
– Summarize the plot.
– How does the plot flow from one idea
to another (structure)?
– What mood does the author create?
– What is the big “so what” of the book?
– How do the themes relate to you and
the world today?
After the Lit. Circle cont.
• From whose point of
view is the story told?
How does that affect
the “so what?”
• What symbols and/or
motifs do you notice?
• What is the author’s
overall tone? What’s
the point of this?
Book Groups Example
• The Book- Beauty and the Beast
– Summary: Girl lives with Beast in
place of her father, Beast loves her,
she loves him, she finds the good in
him and changes him back. They live
happily ever after!!
– Discussion Questions: How do you
feel about the character Gaston?
– What would you have done in Belle’s
place?
• Vocabulary Enricher:
appearances (one thing that
seems to be a problem, but
proves itself wrong) punishment
(the Beast is punished for being
selfish, Belle is punished by not
being able to see her father,
Gaston is punished by not being
able to marry Belle)
• Predictor: Belle and
Beast will get married,
appearances will never
come in between them,
and they will live happily
ever after!!
• The theme of this story is
love overcoming all
obstacles, the symbols
are the rose and the
mirror, and the point of
view is a third person or
narrator.
The End
• When you are faced with the task of working in
a book group, we hope that this information
will prove itself beneficial in the discussion of
the book and the passing of the class! Good
luck!