I am interested in gathering information about how the Accelerated Reader program affects students after they have finished using it. Please complete this short survey if you have used Accelerated Reader before in class.
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Both 7th grade classes have recently been trained in "Literature Circles". Lit. Circles function sort of like a book group, but with more structure. A group of students are reading the same novel or story, and each of them has a job to do. These jobs are designed to cover the main points of comprehension in a novel. They are:
Summarizer- The Summarizer gives a short summary of the selection read for that meeting.
Discussion Director- The Discussion Director comes up with general questions meant to get the group talking about the novel.
Connector- The Connector shares connections they make between their own experience and what is happening in the novel.
Travel Tracer- The Travel Tracer shares how the setting changes throughout that section of the novel.
Predictor- The Predictor uses clues from the text to predict what might happen next (even at the end of the novel!).
Artful Artist- The Artful Artist shares their artistic impression of the novel.
Word Wizard- The Word Wizard points out difficult or unusual words in the selection.
Each meeting the group sits together and discusses the part of the novel they were to read for that day. Using their completed assignments, students strive for better understanding of the novel through discussion and sharing. Most middle school students really like to talk with each other, so I try to use that energy in a way that promotes learning. Ask your child about Literature Circles!
Big buddies: go to this link:
Read each direction with your buddy and help them out.
Only for students who have turned in signed permission slips:
Here are the spelling and vocabulary words for this week:
spec= to see, look