Grand Conversations, Thoughtful Responses: A Unique Approach to Literature Circles (Paperback or Softback)

With this unique approach to literature circles, our students are reading more, are writing more and are excited about talking about their books! The enthusiasm in the class is contagious with even our more reluctant readers wanting more time – and more books - to read. It is a pleasure to join a group and participate in the conversation. Our students’ ability to make deep connections to one and other and to their reading is amazing. Tanis Anderson, Literacy Programme Consultant, K-12 and a team of Burnaby teachers Grand Conversations, Thoughtful Responses is built upon the premise that all students can become active, independent, thoughtful readers. The structures and strategies in this book are proven to help students develop confidence and competence in their reading. Student engagement with text soars through participation in grand conversations with peers and reflecting on reading with thoughtful, written responses. This unique approach includes: student choice in booksstudents reading at their own pace, thus creating flexible groupsliterature circle groups where students discuss the shared text they are readingstrategies for teaching written responsestrategies for co-creating assessment criteriaadditional activities to develop and deepen comprehensionbook lists