Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Literature Circles Book Clubs
5.0 (2,403 reviews)Add some depth and complexity to traditional Literature Circles with this complete and ready-to-use resource!You will be amazed by the level of discussion and critical thinking that will take place among your students. Each Literature Circle role (listed below) is directly connected to 11 elements
- Grade
- Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
- Subject
- Reading
- Pages
- 13
- Answer key
- N/A
- Teaching duration
- Yearlong Resource
- Digital download
Description
Add some depth and complexity to traditional Literature Circles with this complete and ready-to-use resource!
You will be amazed by the level of discussion and critical thinking that will take place among your students. Each Literature Circle role (listed below) is directly connected to 11 elements of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives). Just print, select the text (or have students select the text), and you are ready to get started!
Two versions–with and without icons–are now included!!
This Depth and Complexity Literature Circle Unit includes the following:
•”Discussion Director” graphic organizer
•”Connector” graphic organizer
•”Vocabulary Enricher” graphic organizer
•”Literary Luminary” graphic organizer
•”Investigator” graphic organizer
•”Plot Profiler” graphic organizer
•”Illustrator” graphic organizer
•Detailed job descriptions for each role
•A student rubric to assess Literature Circle performance.
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This resource was created based on the Depth and Complexity framework, which was created by Dr. Sandra Kaplan under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Research and Improvement: 1996
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Reviews
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Great Resource
This was a great resource for literature circles. Thanks for sharing!
Great Literature Circle Resource
This Depth & Complexity Literature Circles resource is an outstanding way to elevate student discussions and push deeper thinking. I love how it transforms traditional literature circles into something much more meaningful by aligning each role with critical thinking concepts like Big Ideas, Ethics, Multiple Perspectives, and Patterns.
Thank you for creating this! Great activity for students. - Thank you!
Thank you for creating this! Great activity for students.
- Thank you!
Easily Implemented
This resource is extremely easy to just print and go! It can be applied to all book clubs.
Great Product
Very helpful for my ELA enrichment groups! Thank you!
Questions & Answers (35)
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Hi there,
Wondering if you have a digital/editable version for distance learning? Thanks!
He Megan, I don't at this time.
Did you create your own icons or find them online?
Rachael
I created them
Are teacher directions included in this product?
Hi Emma, Right now it includes job instructions for students. However, I am working on teacher directions/implementation suggestions. I'll be adding those in the next few days.
How many literature circle student roles are there? I have 10 students in one group and I want to make sure they each have a job.
Hi Tiffany. There are 8 roles in this resource.
I want to thank you for creating such a productive and resourcesful resource. I was wondering if it would be possible to align the lit jobs with the CCGPS standards? My students and I love these and I want to be able to justify the use of these to my admin. Thanks again!
Hello! I am not familiar with those standards, but that you for the suggestion. At this time, I won’t be able to add a standards alignment.
Love the set up of this! Can you please tell me which fonts you used? Thanks!
Century Gothic, Bohemia, and KG Sorry Not Sorry
Hi there! I'm new to 5th grade and love how easy this is to use. Would you mind telling me which fonts you used to create this? Thanks very much!
Century Gothic, Bohemia, and KG Sorry Not Sorry
How do you have the students fill out the student assessment rubric? For themselves or fill it out for a classmate? Is this done throughout the circles or at the very end of the novel/unit?
You can do either option. It really depends on how much time you have and your students. I would have them assess at least a few times during a unit.
Do you still have the depth and complexity bookmarks? I can’t seem to find them.
Hello! You can grab them for free here: http://www.upperelementarysnapshots.com/2016/08/depthandcomplexity.html
Can we have an editable file of this? I want to specify the quantity and specifics of particular questions without having to create my own version of this. Thanks!
Hello. Unfortunately, I do not have an editable version as I created this in Adobe Illustrator.
