Literature Study Job Descriptions
Discussion Director
• Group leader of Discussion
• Your task is to help the group discuss the BIG IDEAS in the reading.
• Make sure each person has an opportunity to present their findings
• Write at least 5 Questions to prompt discussion:
“What was going through your mind when you read this?”
“How did you feel while reading?”
“What do you think were one or two of the important events or ideas in
this section”
Remember the best questions come from your own thoughts, feelings and concerns during the reading.
Creative Connector
• You find specific parts of the story that apply, “connect” to your own life.
EXAMPLES: - a memory (Text to Self)
- another story you know (Text to Text)
-something a friend ‘told’ you (Text to World)
• 5-8 connections. List page number/paragraph and read aloud. Then explain your connection.
Artful Artist
• Create a thinking map for one or more of the narrative elements of the plot arc.
EXAMPLE:
– a Bubble map on one of the characters
– a Flow map the plot elements in this part of the story
– a Multi-flow map of a rising action sequence
• Be sure to include a Frame of Reference.
• Use the map for discussion with the group.
Word Wizard
• Vocabulary/Interesting words in text
• Find 2 new and/or interesting words per chapter in the assigned portion of the text (min. 15 words).
• Write the
Word
Page number and the sentence in which the word was found.
• Ask group what THEY think it means.
• Provide a sentence of your own that supports the word’s meaning as used in the context of the story.
Reading Luminary
• Find at least 5 passages you think your group would like to hear read aloud. The idea is to help group members remember some interesting, powerful, funny, puzzling or important section of your reading.
• List Page number and write the passage out to be shared with the group.
• Read passage aloud to the group.
• Discuss why you chose this passage.
Discussion Director
• Group leader of Discussion
• Your task is to help the group discuss the BIG IDEAS in the reading.
• Make sure each person has an opportunity to present their findings
• Write at least 5 Questions to prompt discussion:
“What was going through your mind when you read this?”
“How did you feel while reading?”
“What do you think were one or two of the important events or ideas in
this section”
Remember the best questions come from your own thoughts, feelings and concerns during the reading.
Creative Connector
• You find specific parts of the story that apply, “connect” to your own life.
EXAMPLES: - a memory (Text to Self)
- another story you know (Text to Text)
-something a friend ‘told’ you (Text to World)
• 5-8 connections. List page number/paragraph and read aloud. Then explain your connection.
Artful Artist
• Create a thinking map for one or more of the narrative elements of the plot arc.
EXAMPLE:
– a Bubble map on one of the characters
– a Flow map the plot elements in this part of the story
– a Multi-flow map of a rising action sequence
• Be sure to include a Frame of Reference.
• Use the map for discussion with the group.
Word Wizard
• Vocabulary/Interesting words in text
• Find 2 new and/or interesting words per chapter in the assigned portion of the text (min. 15 words).
• Write the
Word
Page number and the sentence in which the word was found.
• Ask group what THEY think it means.
• Provide a sentence of your own that supports the word’s meaning as used in the context of the story.
Reading Luminary
• Find at least 5 passages you think your group would like to hear read aloud. The idea is to help group members remember some interesting, powerful, funny, puzzling or important section of your reading.
• List Page number and write the passage out to be shared with the group.
• Read passage aloud to the group.
• Discuss why you chose this passage.