These placemats are a great for book clubs, literature circles, or group discussions.Included you will find 6 slides that cover reading literature standards for the common core. The slides include questions on theme, characterization, setting, author's purpose, irony & sarcasm, and etc. The can be used for any text, not just a book.Students will follow the numbered steps on each placemat. Each one asks students to begin with an individual brainstorming and then cite information from the text