In
this online course Professor Silverman introduced
the Literature
Circles to the class. Literature Circles is
an exciting
reading model that allows us, the graduate
students
taking the online course Language Arts and
Technology
at NYIT, to have opportunities to communicate,
to discuss, to exchange opinions and to
share ideas during the reading of a novel.
Professor
Silverman divided our class into two
groups. One group read Tuck
Everlasting (written by Natalie Babbitt )
and the other group read Bridge to
Terabithia (written by Katherine Paterson).
Due dates were posted along with
the chapters. Everyone was
responsible to lead one group discussion.
The discussion directors posted questions
for discussion. I was assigned to
read Tuck Everlasting (by Natalie Babbitt)
and to lead the Chapter
4-6 discussion.
After finishing the Literature
Circles Online Discussions, we had to complete an
In the Extension Project, student or
students created their drawings, images
or pictures depicting the important ideas,
or events in the chapters they had
discussed. The images, drawings or pictures
are linked to the Literature
Circle Discussion of the chapters. Below
are examples of the Depiction.
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Click to listen music- Winnie
Run Away
Click images to see Literature Circle
Discussions
Click chapters to read the chapter Digest
Chapter
1 — 3
Chapter 4 – 6 Chapter 7 – 10
Chapter 11 – 14 Chapter 15 – 17 Chapter 18 — 20
Chapter 21 – 23 Chapter 24 — Epilogue Click image to watch clips
By Harry Tse