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We've noticed that students tend to stick with their friends rather than take the risk of getting to know someone new.  When a literature circle is formed around a chosen book rather than preexisting friendships, discussion may stall if students can't "break the ice."  Giving groups a low-risk, nonacademic topic to discuss every time they meet, just before they start the official book work, helps students to develop friendly working relationships. 

7 page packet: all roles combined

Each literature circle is responsible for submitting one group notebook that contains all of the work that the group has done concerning the novel study.  

Each participant in the literature circle needs to fill out the following form.  Read the assessment statements carefully. Reflect over the work you did in your group, and honestly rate yourself in each area.  Remember that your group members and I have watched you work.  

Each group leader needs to rate each group member based on the work he/she did and how well the work was done.  Please give this a great deal of thought.  Please rate each member using the following scale: 1 for poor work to 5 for outstanding work.  

Criteria:

• Accepts work responsibility with a good attitude
• Participates in group discussion every day
• Turns in each assignment on time
• Turns in quality work
• Stays on task

7 page packet: roles of a literature circle and a description of each.