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Literature Circles with an Aboriginal Perspective
St. James-‐Assiniboia Oct 7, 2014
Faye Brownlie
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yesterday’s song -Duncan Mercredi, 1997
i wish i could slip into muskeg and spruce encircling myself with northern lights wolfsongs and nighthawks rustling the underbrush catching the smells of the past still on me even though my feet are concrete hardened and my spirit tells stories of neon and blues i am the son of muskeg and spruce i still dance to the music of yesterday
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Books used:
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Strong Readers – Set B Strong Nations Publishing
• www.strongna?ons.com
• 6 packs • New this year: Set B, levels 11-‐20
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Portage and Main Press 978-‐1-‐55379-‐392-‐2
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• Begin aNer spring break (term 1 and 2 guided reading)
• Pre-‐teaching, modeling and prac?ce takes ?me
• Three ?mes a week for 45 minutes
• Use resource support to support emergent readers
Set Up
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• Teacher reads with one group while other groups read.
• Students use s?cky notes to mark a place in the book they want to discuss.
• Discussions are focused on ques?ons, connec?ons and inferences.
• Students also rate the book and give reasons why.
Possible Format 1
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• Opening: Review criteria for discussion. • Everyone reads at the same ?me (20 minutes).
• During reading, teacher reads with students to give feedback and no?ce areas of growth.
• Everyone discusses books at the same ?me.
• Closure: How did it go today? Reflect on our discussions.
Possible Format 2
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• Create an anchor chart about literature circles.
• What does literature circle discussions look like?
• What does literature circle discussions sound like?
• Refer to chart at the beginning and end of sessions.
Create Criteria Together
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Graphic Novels
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Graphic Novels
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Tales
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• My name is Olemaun Pokiak – that’s OO-‐lee-‐mawn -‐ but some of my classmates used to call me “Faay Legs”. They called me that because a wicked nun forced me to wear a pair of red stockings that made my legs look enormous. But I put an end to it. How? Well, I am going to let you in on a secret that I have kept for more than 60 years: the secret of how I made those stockings disappear.
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Grand Conversa?ons, Thoughful Responses -‐ a unique approach to literature circles -‐ Faye Brownlie
Portage and Main Press, 2004
Student Diversity, 2nd ed -‐ Brownlie, Feniak and Schnellert Pembroke Publishers, 2005
It’s All About Thinking – in English, Social Studies and Humani?es – Brownlie and Schnellert, P & M Press, 2009
Pulling Together – Schnellert, Datoo, Ediger, Panas Pembroke, 2009