Literature Circles Unit - Middle School Social Justice - Literature Circle Roles
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This 60 page Middle School Literature Circle Unit is perfect for Thematic Social Justice themed Book Clubs. Literature Circle units are engaging and effective methods of reading instruction that encourage students to engage in rich conversation surrounding text and take ownership of their learning. The ready to use activities included encourage inquiry and critical thinking about social justice issues, and help you to introduce, organize, facilitate, and manage this effective reading and discussion strategy. All resources align perfectly with the common core state standards.
This thematic classroom book club unit focuses on the theme of Social Justice. It includes an extensive list of middle grade novels with various Social Justice themes, as well as guiding questions relating to Social Justice to help guide the unit.
The final project asks students to complete an in depth inquiry project. Students are asked to research the Social Justice issue relating to their novel, and create a project of their choice to help them “be the change” they want to see in the world, and bring attention to the issue.
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No need to spend hours prepping for your next literature circle unit. All of the work has been done for you - simply print the NO PREP pages and teach!
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Highlights Include:
★Full Teacher Instructions – detailed teacher instructions have been included, explaining exactly how to use the included resources
★Social Justice Novel List – An extensive, multi-page list of middle school novels relating to a variety of Social Justice issues have been included. These include detailed descriptions of each novel, and allow you to choose books perfect for your individual classroom needs.
★Social Justice Guiding Questions – Several guiding questions have been included. These questions help students to make connections between their own books and those being read by other literature circle groups.
★Student Thematic Literature Circle Booklet – a detailed booklet for students is included. This includes full instructions, meeting preparation pages, group planning sheets, and everything students need to participate fully in their literature circle group meetings.
★Independent Novel Study – An independent novel study has been included, to use along with any Social Justice themed novel you choose. This is great for students who are unable to participate in group discussions due to behavior, work completion issues, or absences.
★Bonus Reading Strategy Based Activity Pages - Multiple activity pages are included that ask students to infer, determine importance, ask questions, visualize, and summarize are included. These are great for early finishers, extension activities, absent student work, and more.
★Discussion Prompt Mini Book – A mini book of discussion prompts has been included. Simply cut out, laminate, and fasten together. These are great to help student groups guide discussion, and help them when they "run out of things to say".
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