Literature Circles Role Sheets-Discussion Director

Literature Circles Role Sheet—Discussion Director

Name _______________________________________________ Circle Number __________

Book Title Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Chapters/Parts ___1-12_________

Discussion Director

Your job is to develop a list of questions that your circle might want to discuss about this part of the book. Don’t worry about the smaller details; your task is to help people talk over the big ideas in the reading and share their reactions. List discussion questions below during or after your reading. In addition, think about connections between what you read and real-life happenings. General questions listed below can guide you. Finally, you will lead the circle discussion and share some of the circle’s best ideas with the larger class when asked.

Possible discussion questions or topics

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Sample Questions

• What was going through your mind when you read ______________?
• How did you feel while reading this part of the book?
• What was discussed in this section of the book?
• Did today’s reading remind you of any real-life experiences?
• What questions did you have when you finished this section?
• Did anything in this section of the book surprise you?
• What are the one or two most important ideas or themes of the book?
• What are some of the things that you think will be talked about next?
• What ideas from this book will stick with you in the future?

Adapted from Daniels, Harvey. Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in the Student-Centered Classroom. York, Maine: Stenhouse Publishers, 1994.

 

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