New Literature Discussion Groups

Today we began our new literature discussion groups.  Each group meets twice a week and I confer with them in between meetings to check on their understanding and look over their log responses.  We spent the first six weeks of school establishing the routine of a group as well as how to create a good response.  I took a lot of what I do from the Reader's Notebook and from Inside the Reading and Writing Classroom.  Both are excellent resources if you are wanting to launch a true Reader's & Writer's Workshop.
    The next series of  books the children chose for groups are Among the Hidden , Just Ella, Juliet Dove, Queen of Love, Blue Eyed Daisy, and Ida B. 

I am really excited about all of these books- they have chosen every thing from science fiction, to fairy tales! Over the next few posts I'll be sharing some of their work from literature dicussion, they are all truly gifted at sharing their thoughts about the author's craft .