Book Thief Lit Circle

I liked doing the literature circles. We (The Book Thief) chose to do the movie version rather than the traditional lit. circle since we had all experienced them before. It was fun to try and think about how the movie would get turned into a book.
We did find that some tasks were a lot more involved (like the script writer) than others (the casting director). I also thought that some tasks were more school oriented and involved reading/writing while others were more fun, such as the casting.
Our group agreed that doing the literature circles as a movie is a great idea, however it would not work well with elementary school students. The movie idea would have to be done with middle or high school students and the students would need to be given specific directions. I did like the fact that the whole class could become involved with one book through the movie lit. circle. There were several different roles and many of the roles could be filled by two or three students.
Our group worked well together and it was a fun experience. I will keep this version of a literature circle in mind for future teaching.