Literature Circle Role Sheets

Complete a written literature circle role sheet, such as Character Sketcher or Plot Person, that gives each group member a specific job during a shared-book discussion.

Contribute a written response to a small-group discussion, building listening and cooperative-learning skills as group members share differing role perspectives.

Model a role sheet before independent use: show students the sheet and write a sample response on the board first, as the guidance describes for the Describer role.

Use the book's preselected lists of student texts, or build custom sets following the included implementation guidelines.

Track group progress with the included observation charts and inventory sheets rather than building separate record-keeping tools.

Character analysis — the Character Sketcher role sheet asks a student to describe a character in writing for the group.

Plot summarization — the Plot Person role sheet gives a student the job of recounting story events for the discussion.

Collaborative discussion — each student brings a completed role sheet to contribute a distinct perspective to the literature circle meeting.

Modeled written response — the teacher demonstrates a sample answer on the board before students complete their own sheet.