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Respond to the following in the comments:
1. What is your most interesting "take-away" from the Literature Circle groups?
2. Select one of the roles discussed and describe what that role does. (Try to use a variety so not everyone chooses the same one.)
1. What I thought that was interesting about the Literature Circle groups is that they each speak and have and answer. No answer is wrong they have their ideas and the teacher is only there to listen the students are really doing all the talking and have their own roles to play.
ReplyDelete2. The videos don't really discuss any roles but I chose the role of the visualizer. The visualizer shows in detail what they thought was important to them or that stuck out in the book. They will explain how they see and even have a picture.
I posted earlier but it made me sign in and deleted my response but here it is again...
ReplyDelete1. I enjoyed how the students related the story to a previous story or to their life. It allowed the learners to think critically and make a connection to other interests. I believe the small group discussion allowed the learners to be more comfortable with expressing their thoughts about the book as well. Also, the students were given roles and responsibilities as well. This really entitles the learners to be critical thinkers.
2. The role of the director allows that learner to create questions for the small group and hear what the other students have to say. It helps the students get an understanding of the book by hearing everyone's opinion.
1.) What is your most interesting "take away" from the Literature Circle groups?
ReplyDeleteI like how their Literature Circle has a discussion director and they call on their classmates. Another part of their job as the director is to make sure their classmates are ready for their group. They make sure that everybody has books, pencils, and response journals. The teacher lets the discussion directors take the lead and start their group. The teacher is their for guidance when needed. The students aren't scared to talk and interact with each other. They had their own examples of different stories they each had read. I would use the Literacy Circle group in my classroom because it's a great tool for students to interact with each other.
2.) Select one of the roles discussed and describe what role does.
I like how when it was Sam's turn to talk he brought up a good point in the book. Sam read from the book he said, "She can go outside it's her choice though." I like how Sam was ready and guided his classmates to page 57 fifth paragraph in the book. He had proof of where he found it in the book and he read it aloud word for word. This tells me that Sam is a good note taker he writes down main ideas and themes. That he can discuss in their group in class.
Respond to the following in the comments:
ReplyDelete1. What is your most interesting "take-away" from the Literature Circle groups?
It was awesome to see the students take control over the literature circle. The students seemed to be entirely way more focused and involved in the reading and discussion as apposed to a normal whole class comprehension discussion/check. I loved how the students knew what their duty was and were ready to talk about it with the group. Students were organized and eager to have the discussion.
2. Select one of the roles discussed and describe what that role does. (Try to use a variety so not everyone chooses the same one.)
The role I chose to describe is the summarizer. The summarizer gives a short summary of reading. They summarizer covers the main ideas covered in the reading.
1. What is your most interesting "take-away" from the Literature Circle groups?
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed both videos. Seeing the students discuss and take part in the literature circle groups was so cool. It was awesome to see that each had a role and it just flowed smoothly.
2. Select one of the roles discussed and describe what that role does. (Try to use a variety so not everyone chooses the same one.)
Well I think everyone above pretty much covered the roles above. (I think?) I would like to mention the role of being in the group as a whole. The part where each student told what they thought. "I think...." They even were able to voice their opinion. One of the boys told what they thought and one girl chimed in and said "I don't agree..." Just to see them all engaged and having an opinion and voice was a role in itself.
1. What is your most interesting "take-away" from the Literature Circle groups?
ReplyDeleteThe most interesting take away from this Literature Circle is the story being about an Italian Immigrant, and orphans. Also how the teacher aloud all the student to voice their thoughts. This shows that the teacher is interested in opinion. This would really boost their confidence.
2. Select one of the roles discussed and describe what that role does. (Try to use a variety so not everyone chooses the same one.)
The part I liked is the Discussion Director. Having the children take the lead in their own learning is awesome. They all had something to say and learned from each other.
1. What is your most interesting "take-away" from the Literature Circle groups?
DeleteI like how the students were basically in charge of the literature circles, and were able to reflect by sharing real life experiences to help themselves and others gain a better understanding.
2. Select one of the roles discussed and describe what that role does.
All the parts are basically covered, but I like the job of the summarizer, how they basically tell the story in a shortened version, and state the main ideas so that their classmates are all on the same track. These are great ideas for the future classroom.
1. The most interesting take-away from the literature circle is the different roles the students had during the small group.
ReplyDeleteThe role that I chose was the Discussion Director, they made sure students had their supplies, asked the questions and kept the circle going.