Literature Circles – Short Stories



Literature Circles – Short Stories

Group Members: _________________________________________________________________________________________

You will meet as a group four times over the next two weeks to read and discuss the following four short stories. Record each group member’s name below the literature circle role for each of the short stories. Each group member must present a different role for each story.

|Short Story Title and Author |Literature Circle Roles |

|“The Necklace,” written by Guy de Maupassant (N) |C |A |PP |DD |

| |____________ |____________ |____________ |____________ |

|“The Sniper,” written by Liam O’Flaherty (S) |C |A |PP |DD |

| |____________ |____________ |____________ |____________ |

|“The Cask of Amontillado,” written by Edgar Allan Poe (CA) |C |A |PP |DD |

| |____________ |____________ |____________ |____________ |

|“The Lottery,” written by Shirley Jackson (L) |C |A |PP |DD |

| |____________ |____________ |____________ |____________ |

Please record the title, author and the date your group read each short story in the table below:

|Title and author( |Date( |

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| |Literature Circle Roles |

|Group Members→ | | | | |

|Check in→ |Attendance |

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“The Necklace,” written by Guy de Maupassant (N) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |“The Sniper,” written by Liam O’Flaherty (S) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |“The Cask of Amontillado,” written by Edgar Allan Poe (CA) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |“The Lottery,” written by Shirley Jackson (L) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Literature Circle Roles:

Connector: C

It is your responsibility to make 3 connections (considering self, text and world)

Your written work should look like this:

The part about… reminds me of…

Artist: A

It is your responsibility to draw a picture related to the meaning of the story. It can be a sketch or cartoon, but it must relate directly to the story. On the back of your illustration, explain the importance of that image in the story.

Passage Picker: PP

It is your responsibility to choose 3 passages that you view as important in the story.

Your written work should look like this:

Page #

Paragraph #

“First three words… last three words.”

I chose this passage because I thought is was… (important, funny, puzzling, etc) because… (explain why).

Discussion Director: DD

It is your responsibility to ask at least 3 open ended questions (that cannot be answered with “yes” or “no” and should require your group to think). You are also responsible for answering each of your questions in complete, written sentences.

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