The first time our group met together, we decided to try out doing a movie production. There were 8 of us in the group so we thought that this would be a great thing to try out. We selected roles at random for the next meeting.
It was a beautiful day when we met for our first literature circle. We went outside as a group to discuss what we had done for chapters 1 – 10. My job was director so I had questions prepared to keep the group going throughout our discussion. What was great about doing the movie production was that everyone participated in a different way. We had people who did music, art, summarizing, casting, and more. The first time we met, I was really impressed on how much everyone got into the discussion. We probably could have spent 2 hours talking about this book at our first meeting.
The second meeting was just as good, if not more productive then the first. People added on to what was done at the first meeting, or tried to switch it up and do something completely different. My job the second time was production manager which meant I got to pick out important props and scenes for our movie. We were able to really get a lot done by dividing up the tasks and then sharing them. What was great about this too was that everyone got to bring in a visual aid to help them discuss the book.
I would definitely do this with a class of children in upper elementary school through eighth grade. It is a great way to get involved into a story. It is a less traditional way of having a literature circle, but I felt it was a lot more productive then any literature circle that I have been in. I would assign the roles to students at random and have them switch them up throughout the literature circles. I would also have the children do about three chapters at a time to keep it interesting. This would also give them the opportunity to try different roles.
The book City of Ember was a good book. It was interesting and had well developed characters. I feel like it is a book that could really make children think about their world and their resources. I enjoyed reading it and would definitely recommend it for 5th grade.
It was a beautiful day when we met for our first literature circle. We went outside as a group to discuss what we had done for chapters 1 – 10. My job was director so I had questions prepared to keep the group going throughout our discussion. What was great about doing the movie production was that everyone participated in a different way. We had people who did music, art, summarizing, casting, and more. The first time we met, I was really impressed on how much everyone got into the discussion. We probably could have spent 2 hours talking about this book at our first meeting.
The second meeting was just as good, if not more productive then the first. People added on to what was done at the first meeting, or tried to switch it up and do something completely different. My job the second time was production manager which meant I got to pick out important props and scenes for our movie. We were able to really get a lot done by dividing up the tasks and then sharing them. What was great about this too was that everyone got to bring in a visual aid to help them discuss the book.
I would definitely do this with a class of children in upper elementary school through eighth grade. It is a great way to get involved into a story. It is a less traditional way of having a literature circle, but I felt it was a lot more productive then any literature circle that I have been in. I would assign the roles to students at random and have them switch them up throughout the literature circles. I would also have the children do about three chapters at a time to keep it interesting. This would also give them the opportunity to try different roles.
The book City of Ember was a good book. It was interesting and had well developed characters. I feel like it is a book that could really make children think about their world and their resources. I enjoyed reading it and would definitely recommend it for 5th grade.
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