Literature Groups
I’m sure that by now some of your children have been coming home and buzzing about literature groups! Literature groups are a fun and exciting way to do reading in 3/4H. After this week, if your child has not finished their literature-group assigned reading or job, they will be taking it home to finish as homework.
If it is the assigned reading they have not completed, they may use their literature-group book to complete that evening’s reading chart slot. No need to read twice!
If it is their job that needs to be completed, please support them in seeing that it is finished and brought back to class the next day.
It is important to keep the literature groups moving with a different task every day.
So...
What are literature groups?
Literature groups are small groups of students who read the same book and gather on a regular basis to discuss their reading. The purpose of literature groups, then, is to have students discuss, respond to, and think about real literature.
What are the major components of literature groups?
The major components are the book and the “jobs” (role forms) to complete after the day’s reading. The students then use the completed role form as a guide during the after-reading discussion . These role forms help students think about and discuss critical literary elements such as character and vocabulary, and can also be used to assess reading comprehension.
What are the student “jobs?”
Circle Supervisor - Guides the groups throughout the literature discussion and ensures that the group work runs smoothly
Story Summarizer - Summarizes the day’s reading and reviews it in the group's discussion
Question Creator - Creates and answers questions that go along with the day’s reading
Imaginative Illustrator - Visualizes and illustrates a scene from the day’s reading
Word Watcher - Identifies and defines critical vocabulary words from the day’s reading
Bridge Builder - Makes connections between events in the story and personal events
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