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Close reading Common Core SL.9-10.1b literature circles
Book Clubs & Lit Circles Made Easy with Google Docs! Updated for Online Learning
Now updated to include a remote, asynchronous online book club option due to COVID-19! Note: If you are moving to all-online learning due to the pandemic, I would suggest students choose public domain books that can be found for free online. Here is a great site to visit for public domain books! Want to infuse more student choice in your classroom? Need to facilitate deep literary analysis? Desperately need a better way to hit and assess those speaking and listening standards? Class book clubs (
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Socratic Seminar, high school reading comprehension, task cards, philosophy
Socratic Seminar, high school reading comprehension, task cards, philosophy Socratic Seminars provide an engaging way for students to learn about any topic and build critical thinking skills. It’s a low-prep way for teachers to teach without sacrificing rigor. Furthermore, because it can foster open dialogues among classmates, it builds better classroom camaraderie.What buyers are saying:This was perfect! I had been looking for a way to get my students to think more and engage each other instead
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Socratic Seminar Discussion Toolkit for Secondary ELA - FULLY EDITABLE IN GOOGLE
ALL instructional materials in this Socratic Seminar Discussion Toolkit are COMPLETELY editable!This resource is perfect for middle or high school secondary ELA teachers who are looking to introduce socratic seminar to their class, engage their students in high-level discussion, or extend their students understanding and thinking on a text! The Socratic Seminar Toolkit will challenge students to be critical, high level thinkers. This resource provides easy-to-follow instructions for before the S
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Literature Circles Meeting Prep Sheets - Discussion Questions for ANY Novel
Do you want to foster authentic, student led literature discussions? Are you looking for a student centered alternative to literature circles roles? These Literature Circles Discussion Prep Sheets provide guidance and accountability for student led book club meetings!Use these literature discussion sheets prompt students to think and respond critically to the text as they read. Then, students will discuss their responses in small group book clubs, literature circles, or as a whole class. The dis
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in:Â Book Club Discussion Activity BUNDLE
Book Club Discussion Activity BUNDLE
Do your students need a little guidance when discussing their novel in literature circles? Foster meaningful, student led discussions with three of my best selling literature circles activities!In this bundle, you will receive:✔ 35 Disucssion Task Cards for Literature Circles - These task cards offer 35 creative, critical thinking questions to prompt engaging, in depth discussion around literature circle or choice reading novels. Each card has one prompting question that addresses the novel's ch
Grades:
7th - 10th
SPEED DISCUSSION--A strategy for discussing informational text!
This ENGAGING strategy for classroom discussion is student approved! Blank stares are a thing of the past with this strategy. ANY student will find this strategy much more engaging than the typical question and answer strategies that never lead to active participation! INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Arrange desks in two rows facing one another (the person across is your partner.) If you have an odd number of students, make the last 2 seats in 1 row work together the entire time (this is row 1) The students i
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Literature Circles--Role Sheets, Evaluation Rubrics, Expectations & More!
Literature circles get students excited about reading and having a voice in the classroom, holds students accountable, and keeps them engaged and interested in a text study, but they can also be overwhelming to organize.
I've done all of the planning and organizing for you; all you need to do is facilitate and watch your students grow as readers.
This CCSS bundle includes:
Detailed directions for same book and different book literature circles
Rubric for group discussions
Example of a book w
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Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Anthem: Harkness Seminar - Rubric
From Electric English...
This is the assessment that I created for a unit on Anthem by Ayn Rand. The Harkness Method is similar to a Socratic Seminar in that the students are expected to use the material and subject matter from the book as a springboard for discussion with each other. The Harkness method takes the idea of collaboration one step further however.... The students must rely on each other as a team to determine their grades. Within each small group, the students are assigned roles ah
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Grades:
10th - 11th
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Discussion Questions (every chapter)
Open-ended analysis/discussion questions for every chapter of the book. Great for socratic circles. Answers are included though interpretations may vary.
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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Literature Circles - Preparation, Protocol, Participation + Final Analysis
Ever struggled with how to Structure and Implement Literature Circles? These 5 pages will help you! All you need are Post It notes for students, intentional grouping, a rigorous text (short story, poem, novel or play) and 4 days (45 min. each) to complete it; and you are set! Explicit instructions are embedded within resource to help guide your pacing and lesson planning. There are provided Accountable Talk Stems within the resource AND ideas for Extension Activities to use as culminating tasks.
Grades:
9th - 12th
Literature Circles Bundle
Hey, ELA Teachers! This resource bundle has everything you need to run a successful Literature Circle with your class! Typically, you will assign students to a group of no more than five (5) students and they will all be reading the same text/story/novel. During the first session, each student is responsible for a specific role. Students will complete the appropriate handout to show and demonstrate proof of 1) their reading and 2) their comprehension. Then, in small groups, they will eventually
Grades:
8th - 11th
Anthem: Harkness Seminar - Feedback Giver Template
From Electric English...
This is the assessment that I created for a unit on Anthem by Ayn Rand. The Harkness Method is similar to a Socratic Seminar in that the students are expected to use the material and subject matter from the book as a springboard for discussion with each other. The Harkness method takes the idea of collaboration one step further however.... The students must rely on each other as a team to determine their grades. Within each small group, the students are assigned roles ah
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Grades:
10th - 11th
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Socratic Seminar all-in-one packet & rubric
Generic Socratic Seminar assignment, includes: preparation assignment, full instructions, scoring rubric, listener's notes assignment to hold students accountable while they are not directly participating, plus several general expectation guides with question stems and etiquette. Every bit of it aligned with Common Core, with standards listed for each task!
Grades:
9th - 12th
I Was Here Introduction Presentation
This presentation is useful to frame the book I Was Here for your classes. Looking for information about this book was quite difficult to find which only made creating lessons for it more daunting. The presentation is basic and leaves a lot of room for discussion and room to set up your expectations for the class.
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Old Man and the Sea: Harkness Seminar Questions
From Electric English...
This is the assessment that I created for a unit on "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway. The Harkness Method is similar to a Socratic Seminar in that the students are expected to use the material and subject matter from the book as a springboard for discussion with each other. The Harkness method takes the idea of collaboration one step further however.... The students must rely on each other as a team to determine their grades. Within each small group, the stu
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Grades:
10th - 11th
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Anthem: Harkness Seminar - Team Assignment Template
From Electric English...
This is the assessment that I created for a unit on Anthem by Ayn Rand. The Harkness Method is similar to a Socratic Seminar in that the students are expected to use the material and subject matter from the book as a springboard for discussion with each other. The Harkness method takes the idea of collaboration one step further however.... The students must rely on each other as a team to determine their grades. Within each small group, the students are assigned roles ah
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Grades:
10th - 11th
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Anthem: Harkness Seminar - Discussion Web Template
From Electric English...
This is the assessment that I created for a unit on Anthem by Ayn Rand. The Harkness Method is similar to a Socratic Seminar in that the students are expected to use the material and subject matter from the book as a springboard for discussion with each other. The Harkness method takes the idea of collaboration one step further however.... The students must rely on each other as a team to determine their grades. Within each small group, the students are assigned roles ah
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Grades:
10th - 11th
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Anthem: Harkness Seminar - Questions
From Electric English...
This is the assessment that I created for a unit on Anthem by Ayn Rand. The Harkness Method is similar to a Socratic Seminar in that the students are expected to use the material and subject matter from the book as a springboard for discussion with each other. The Harkness method takes the idea of collaboration one step further however.... The students must rely on each other as a team to determine their grades. Within each small group, the students are assigned roles ah
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Grades:
10th - 11th
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Anthem: Harkness Seminar - Role Descriptions
From Electric English...
This is the assessment that I created for a unit on Anthem by Ayn Rand. The Harkness Method is similar to a Socratic Seminar in that the students are expected to use the material and subject matter from the book as a springboard for discussion with each other. The Harkness method takes the idea of collaboration one step further however.... The students must rely on each other as a team to determine their grades. Within each small group, the students are assigned roles ah
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Grades:
10th - 11th
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Small Group Discussion Practice
If you are looking for a way to get your students to work together to really dissect a text, this activity is for you! You can use this cooperative learning strategy many times throughout a unit, and students will have different and rich discussions each time. Students are asked to come to discussion prepared with 1) a passage to discuss and 2) a higher-order thinking question based on the passage. This package includes: student-friendly directions, role cards, a worksheet asking students to r
Grades:
6th - 12th
Anthem: Harkness Seminar - Discussion Key
From Electric English...
This is the assessment that I created for a unit on Anthem by Ayn Rand. The Harkness Method is similar to a Socratic Seminar in that the students are expected to use the material and subject matter from the book as a springboard for discussion with each other. The Harkness method takes the idea of collaboration one step further however.... The students must rely on each other as a team to determine their grades. Within each small group, the students are assigned roles ah
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Grades:
10th - 11th
CCSS:
Anthem: Harkness Seminar
From Electric English...
This is the assessment that I created for a unit on Anthem by Ayn Rand. The Harkness Method is similar to a Socratic Seminar in that the students are expected to use the material and subject matter from the book as a springboard for discussion with each other. The Harkness method takes the idea of collaboration one step further however.... The students must rely on each other as a team to determine their grades. Within each small group, the students are assigned roles ah
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Grades:
10th - 11th
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