Literature Circle Guide: Bridge to Terabithia Everything You Need For Successful Literature Circles That Get Kids Thinking, Talking, Writing?and Loving Literature

by McCarthy, Tara

• ISBN13: 9780439271714
• ISBN10: 0439271711
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Teaching Resources

Summary

This one-of-a-kind guide to running literature circles, based on Katherine Paterson’s Bridge to Terabithia, shows teachers how to organize small discussion groups that work! Includes stimulating questions and writing prompts that motivate students to think and respond thoughtfully. As students dive into lively discussions, they learn to identify themes, analyze vocabulary, recognize the author’s craft, and respond meaningfully to the text-all of which meet state and national language arts standards. For use with Grades 4-8.

Table of Contents

To the Teacher	4	(1)
Using the Literature Circle Guides in Your Classroom	5	(2)
Setting Up Literature Response Journals	7	(1)
The Good Discussion	8	(1)
About Bridge to Terabithia	9	(1)
About the Author: Katherine Paterson	9	(1)
Enrichment Readings: Friendship, Realistic Fiction, Amazing Collections	10	(3)
Literature Response Journal Reproducible: Before Reading the Book	13	(1)
Group Discussion Reproducible: Before Reading the Book	14	(1)
Literature Response Journal Reproducible: Chapters 1--2	15	(1)
Group Discussion Reproducible: Chapters 1--2	16	(1)
Literature Response Journal Reproducible: Chapter 3	17	(1)
Group Discussion Reproducible: Chapter 3	18	(1)
Literature Response Journal Reproducible: Chapter 4	19	(1)
Group Discussion Reproducible: Chapter 4	20	(1)
Literature Response Journal Reproducible: Chapter 5--6	21	(1)
Group Discussion Reproducible: Chapters 5--6	22	(1)
Literature Response Journal Reproducible: Chapters 7--8	23	(1)
Group Discussion Reproducible: Chapters 7--8	24	(1)
Literature Response Journal Reproducible: Chapters 9--10	25	(1)
Group Discussion Reproducible: Chapters 9--10	26	(1)
Literature Response Journal Reproducible: Chapters 11--12	27	(1)
Group Discussion Reproducible: Chapters 11--12	28	(1)
Literature Response Journal Reproducible: Chapter 13	29	(1)
Group Discussion Reproducible: Chapter 13	30	(1)
Reproducible: After Reading	31	(1)
Reproducible: Individual Projects	32	(1)
Reproducible: Group Projects	32	(1)
Literature Discussion Evaluation Sheet	33