Details
Pages
10 Pages
Subject
ELA, Literature & Poetry, Classic Literature
Languages
English
Product
Digital
Grade
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Resource Type
Activities, Literature Circles, Worksheets
Standard
Common Core English Language Arts Standards
Description
With this literature circle resource for To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, high school English teachers may facilitate active participation in small-group discussions of complex literature. Included are the following: a handout outlining each role; a documentation log for each role; and a standards-based rubric for efficiently evaluating student work. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats.
By engaging in these literature circle activities, students will do the following:
- Articulate key details from the story
- Generate open-ended questions related to the novel in order to carry out meaningful discussions with peers
- Respond thoughtfully to open-ended questions and others' contributions to the discussion
- Document ways in which the novel is consistent with aspects of American and/or world history
- Locate specific passages and/or quotations that relate to major themes and concepts - especially those relating to economic struggles, coming of age, and the pursuit of justice and fairness
- Artistically convey important information from the assigned reading
- Write ideas with clarity, accuracy, and precision
By engaging in these literature circle activities, students will do the following:
- Articulate key details from the story
- Generate open-ended questions related to the novel in order to carry out meaningful discussions with peers
- Respond thoughtfully to open-ended questions and others' contributions to the discussion
- Document ways in which the novel is consistent with aspects of American and/or world history
- Locate specific passages and/or quotations that relate to major themes and concepts - especially those relating to economic struggles, coming of age, and the pursuit of justice and fairness
- Artistically convey important information from the assigned reading
- Write ideas with clarity, accuracy, and precision
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