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Free Literature Circle Role Worksheets for English Teachers
Literature circles are a great way to engage students in a whole class or choice novel unit. If you haven’t tried literature circles before, in short, they are a literary analysis, group discussion activity designed for small groups. Each group member has an individual role that they complete on a their literature circle worksheets (which can be print or digital through Google Slides), then they come together with other class members to present their roles. While one student presents, the rest of the group listens and engages through discussion activities. Next, you can repeat this process so each student completes a different role for subsequent literature circle meetings.
If you want more information on how to facilitate literature circle discussions in an English Language Arts or social studies class, I wrote this blog post that goes into detail for lesson planning and prep. To compliment that information, this post will give you free literature circle role worksheets and graphic organizers, explain new role ideas, and detail how the specific role works.
Literature Circle Roles
The goal is for the literature circle group to analyze a text in different ways based on your Common Core State
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Why Roles in Literature Circles Miss the Mark
Roles in literature circles have been around since I was in school. They’re as dependable as the tears that come at the end of It’s a Wonderful Life and as boring as elevator music.
We give these roles fun names: Question Generator, Word Sleuth, Connector, Quote Finder, etc. They are supposed to keep students on track in lit. circles and give them a sense of engagement. Yet, in my experience, they always fell short.
First of all, by the time high school rolls around, students have been-there-done-that, gotten the token bumper sticker and selfie shot.
Novelty goes a long way when it comes to student engagement, and role sheets just don’t cut it. As one of my students said, “We’ve been doing the same thing in literature circles since fifth grade.” And, as my own son complained to me the other night, “Why can’t we just read? Assignments make me hate the book, no matter how good it is.”
So, if variety is the spice of life, why are we serving such bland fare to hungry learners? Why do we require them to over-process instead of engaging with texts as readers typically do – through dialogical activities?
Shifting Literature Circle Status Quo
This year, I tried something new, and it’s working well so