Claresholm Literature Circle Description - A brief description of what lit circles are and the rationale behind their use in a middle school language arts classroom. Everything a language arts teacher needs to start using lit circles, including classroom management techniques and templates of the reading roles. Learn more about the author or even order the book on-line. The Indiana Practitioners' List of Young Adolescent Books - An alphabetical list of over 550 titles compiled from the recommendations of librarians, consultants and teachers in Indiana middle schools. Includes a list of eight novels with related web sites, additional reading response tasks and a response rubric.
Students can even join an on-line book discussion.
This teacher has created a site where visiting students select a book that her class is reading in Maryland, and submit their own comments and reflections. Mrs. Bair's students then respond on their discussion page. All Rights Reserved.