Literacy Circle Packet.pdf
Literacy Circle Packet.pdf
Literacy Circle Packet.pdf
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Connector & Graphic Organizer<br />
Name:<br />
Group:<br />
Book:<br />
Connector: Your job is to find connections between the book your group is reading and the<br />
world outside. This means connecting the reading to your own life, to happenings at school or in<br />
the community, to similar events at other times and places, to other people or problems that you<br />
are reminded of. You might also see connections between this book and other books, movies, or<br />
stories you've heard. There are no right answers here - whatever the reading connects you with is<br />
worth sharing!<br />
Some connections I found between this reading and other people, places, events, authors...<br />
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Graphic Organizer: Make something VISUAL. Your job is to do one of the following:<br />
1. Illustrator: Draw some kind of picture related to the reading. It can be a sketch, cartoon,<br />
diagram, flow chart or stick-figure scene. You can draw a picture of something that's discussed<br />
specifically in your book, or something that the reading reminded you of. You can draw a picture<br />
that conveys any idea or feeling you got from the reading. You can even label things with words<br />
if that helps. Make your drawing on the back of this paper.<br />
2. Travel Tracer: When you are reading a book where characters move around a lot and the<br />
scene changes frequently, it is important for everyone in your group to know where things are<br />
happening and how the setting may have changed. So that's your job: to track carefully where the<br />
action takes place during today's reading. Describe each setting in detail, either in words or with<br />
an action map or diagram or a timeline you can show to your group. Be sure to give the page<br />
locations where the scene is described. Describe or sketch the setting. Use the back of this sheet.<br />
3. Web Master: Create a web that summarizes the assigned reading. Put the main pieces of the<br />
story line into your web. Don't list small details, but focus on the big picture.