Hi Mark, I've tried literature circles for the first time this year. I asked for tips from Mosaic members and they directed me to Harvey Daniels books. By looking for those books at my school, I came upon other books. I also went to my one of my favorite teacher websites; mrcoley.com. His literature role sheets are available for free on his website. He is an amazing 5th grade teacher (reminds me of Beth Newingham) and shares his ideas and materials he has created (classroom economy, classroom blogs, ipod flashcards, etc.).
After working with different literature circle role sheets and other ideas, you'll eventually come up with ones that work for your class. I absolutely love the discussions and deeper understanding that has come out of using literature circles in my classroom. Good luck! Carmen > From: markzi...@hotmail.com > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:06:41 -0500 > Subject: [MOSAIC] (no subject) > > > > > > > > > Hello, My name is Mark Zieba. > > I am a student teacher from Wayne State University. I am student teaching in > 4th grade with a group of rambunctious kids. I am interested in using > literature circles which we are learning about in > our class at Wayne State University. What kinds of assessments should I be > using to evaluate students' > comprehension strategies while they are in literature circles? > > > > > > > > "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the > opportunity in every difficulty. > " > > > Winston Churchill > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows Live™ Hotmail®:…more than just e-mail. > http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_hm_justgotbetter_explore_022009 > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail® is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_70faster_032009 _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
