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Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs & Reading Groups (2nd Edition)
Literature Circles Voice and Choice in Book Clubs Reading Groups - 2nd Edition Author:Harvey Daniels Student-led book clubs have become a key ingredient in well-balanced reading programs across the country, and since 1994, teachers credit Harvey Daniels for showing the way. Now he returns with a thoroughly revised and expanded guide to forming, managing, and assessing these peer-led book discussion groups. Drawing on ten years of classroom expe... more »riments and innovative models from teachers nationwide, the second edition offers abundant new strategies, structures, tools, and stories that show how to launch and guide literature circles effectively. Everything from getting started to advanced variations are explored, including alternatives to Daniel's popular role sheets and flexible new guidelines for their use. The second edition features:
four different models for preparing students for literature circles, using response logs, Post-it notes, and newly-designed role sheets;
new structures for primary, intermediate, middle, and high school grades;
alternative scheduling patterns for group meetings and reading time;
new mini-lessons for training, problem solving, and book sharing;
new tools and materials for assessing and grading literature circles;
ideas for using literature circles with nonfiction texts across the curriculum;
an inventory of common management problems and solutions;
research on literature circles, including correlation with increased achievement on standardized tests;
an explanation of how literature circles match with the national standards for literary education.
Along with the voices of twenty practiving teachers, Harvey Daniels offers a wealth of practical and concrete suggestions for every aspect of book club management, proven solutions for predicable problems, and plenty of adaptable classroom materials for both teacher and student use. « less