Digital Literature Circles

Digital Literature Circles

Connection King/Queen (Make two connections to the reading assignment)

Student	In the Book (Page number)	In my life	So what? How does that help you understand the book?	In the Book	In my life	So what?

Sensory Seeker (Draw a picture of something you visualized as you read)

Student Name	Picture (insert image)	Description (page number)

Question Cap’n (Ask two thick questions you asked yourself as you read)

Student	Question 1 (Page number)	Answer 1 (answered on page… was it inferred?	Question 2	Answer 2

Inference Investigator (Share an insightful inference you made as you were reading)

Student (Name)	In the book…. (what book did you read?)	In my head… (Question)	So what? (Answer) Is it a prediction? (future) or inference? (past)

Word Wizard (Find two words you didn’ t know or thought were interesting. Look them up, and draw a picture of them

Name:	Word 1:	Word 2:
	Definition:	Definition:
	Drawing:	Drawing:

Descriptive Detective (Find figurative or descriptive language. Write what you read, and tell why it was powerful)

Name	Type of descriptive language (Simile, metaphor, idiom, or other descriptive language) The descriptive language Why you thought it was powerful

I am always looking for creative ways to incorporate technology in my classroom. While surfing an educational community on Google+, I came across this template for digital literature circles. Students will each have an assigned role and be responsible for finding specific information related to the reading. They will type their answers in designated space for their role. This gives each student an opportunity to be involved and have a role in the assignment. From a teacher standpoint, you can monitor student progress from the Google doc and also use this as a way to check-in with groups/individuals who may be having difficulties. You can create a folder in Google drive for each group and share the template. I definitely plan to use this with my seniors this year!

**Please feel free to print or copy into your own Google form.**

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