Literature+Circle+Agenda

(The following steps guide the Discussion Director through the meeting) The Summarizer will summarize the selection. The group will discuss the summary. Other members may add details that may have been forgotten. The Word Wizard will share one word at a time that s/he has selected. S/he will read the sentence and/or paragraph from which the word came. The group will make educated guesses about the word. The Word Wizard will them give the dictionary definition and discuss its meaning. The Character Captain will discuss the traits that s/he feels the main character(s) possess. Each member should add to the discussion. The connector will describe the connections s/he made while reading the assigned reading. Each member should add to the discussion. The director will ask open-ended questions that s/he has prepared. These questions should spark discussion to make everyone think about what they read. Each person should have time to respond and add his/her questions to generate even more discussion. The director will ask students to make predictions about what will happen next. Finally s/he will make sure everyone knows the next reading assignment and the role assignments.
 * Literature Circle Agenda **
 * 1. Summarize **
 * 2. Discuss vocabulary **
 * 3. Discuss character(s) **
 * 4. Discuss connections **
 * 5. Answer questions **
 * 6. Wrap up **