Session+9

**Differentiating Instruction in the Classroom** **Literature Circles** **6/19/14**
 * Basals, Anthologies and Literature Focus Units**

Essential Question: How do we differentiate instruction in the classroom to meet the needs of all learners?

Read Aloud: //Eleven//, by Sandra Cisneros


 * Reading Workshop: Delivery Systems:**
 * Basals, Literature Based Anthologies (commercially prepared reading programs) and
 * Literature Focus Units (30 minutes)
 * Literature Circles
 * background information
 * Collect or assemble one or more text sets or ask small groups of students to assemble one. Focus the text set on either a genre, an author or illustrator, or different versions of the same story (as in the opening vignette). Let students peruse and examine the text sets. Then, for each text set, in small groups, ask each group to construct a word wall, a comparison chart (see chart on page 305), and one project idea. Have them share their text sets and activities with the whole class.
 * Grand discussion on Basals, Anthologies and Literature Focus Units (10 minutes)
 * Quick write in writer’s notebooks: write about a time when you had a conversation with someone about something that you read. It can be a book, newspaper article, magazine article, even a comic. Then turn and talk with a partner about this conversation. Why do you think you remember this conversation? What struck you about the item that you read that you had to have this conversation? Be prepared to talk as a whole group (10 minutes)
 * Literature circles: what does Tompkins say about literature circles? Students have table talks to generate a list of the characteristics of literature circles and their purpose. (15)
 * Students choose a book to read for literature circles. Read the book for next class.

View guided reading groups -- be ready to discuss the similarities and differences
 * Guided Reading Overview** -- comments and questions

Primary Guided Reading Group

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Upper elementary guided reading group

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 * Response to Intervention**

Next Time: Read Literature Circle Book Post a blog on our Google Community. Respond to at least 2 other people in the class