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=Welcome to Mr. Wallis' and Ms. Swanson's 6th Grade Literature Circle!= Click on your circle.

Circle 1: Sarah, Cooper, Tim, Kayleigh, Owen

- Your group name - The text that you have been reading - Your role in the literature circle
 * __Things you need to know:__**

Read the description of the literature circle roles below to remind you of your responsibilities: When you are ready click on your group name on the navigation bar to continue.

Discussion Director
Your job is to develop a list of questions that your group might want to discuss about this part of the book. Don't worry about the small details: your task is to help people talk over the big ideas in the reading and share their reactions. Usually the best discussion questions come from your own thoughts, feelings, concerns as you read, which you should write down either during or after your reading. Try to use some of the general questions to start the discussion and to help it move along. There are some ideas to help you below:

Sample Questions

Passage Master (Nonfiction)
Your job is to locate a few special sections of the reading that the group should look back on. The idea is to help people notice the most interesting, funny, puzzling, or important sections of the text. While you are reading write down any interesting paragraphs that you wish to discuss. Write down the following information: - Page number - Paragraph number - How you'll share it (You could read, ask someone to read, or have everyone read it to themselves) - Why it was interesting to you (Look at the suggestions below, or make up your own)

__Possible reasons for picking a passage to be shared:__ Important, informative surprising, controversial Funny, Well written, Interesting language Confusing, Thought-Provoking

Illustrator
Your job is to draw a picture...