SEE the LITERATURE CIRCLE PACKET! Prepare FIVE Higher Level Questions to Guide the Discussion

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SEE THE LITERATURE CIRCLE PACKET! Prepare FIVE higher level questions to guide the discussion. They cannot be questions that have one-word or yes/no answers OR answers that can be easily found in the text. Prepare your answers to the questions or your reactions to/thoughts about the text. Write in complete sentences!

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SEE THE LITERATURE CIRCLE PACKET! Choose three passages to read aloud to the group. Mark the passages in your book with a post-it note and write the page number(s) here. On this sheet, specifically explain the events of each passage in your own words AND tell why you chose each. Be able to discuss your reasons with the group. Write in complete sentences!

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SEE THE LITERATURE CIRCLE PACKET! Identify three challenging words from the reading to share with the group. Write the complete sentence from the book and find the correct definition in a dictionary. Find a synonym for the word. Also, write the specific reason you chose this word.

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2. Word______ Page #______Synonym______

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SEE THE LITERATURE CIRCLE PACKET! Find 3 connections between the reading and something you already know about. Make one of each type and explain them below: Text-to-Text, Text-to-World, or Text-to-Self. Write in complete sentences and BE SPECIFIC!

1. TEXT-to-TEXT (a DIFFERENT text):

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Tell about the part from the text you’re connecting with & what text it is______

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How specifically are the two texts similar?______

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2. TEXT-to-WORLD:

Tell about the part from the story you are reading now:______

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Tell about the thing/event in the world you’re connecting with:______

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How specifically are the two things similar?______

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3. TEXT-to-SELF:

Tell about the part from the story you are reading now:______

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What are you personally connecting this part with?______

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SEE THE LITERATURE CIRCLE PACKET! Draw your illustration here. Do this neatly, colorfully, and fill up the majority of the space. Show your drawing to the group and let them discuss it before you explain it. On the back of this sheet (1) Explain the illustration IN DETAIL and (2) Tell why you chose this specific illustration to represent the story.