Literature Circles Project

Individually, write a two page (word processed, double spaced, 12 point font, following APA) reflection that addresses 1) your personal thoughts of literature circles as an instructional strategy both strengths and weaknesses and 2) explain how you might use literature circles in your future classroom. Be sure to give specific examples of the use of this strategy in context (i.e. grade level and content area). Attach your literature circle role worksheet and group evaluation to this assignment.

	D or F	B or C	A	Score
Content Discusses in own words, thoughts of lit. circles as an I.S. including strengths/ weaknesses Discusses lit circle teaching strategy as to its use in a future teaching context - How will I use this in my classroom?	Provides basic treatment of required elements	Provides a comprehensive treatment of at least two required elements and basic treatment of the other two	Provides a detailed and insightful explanation of all elements. Provides reference to specific incidents & examples that provide insight about the individual
Writer's Craft Creativity, Flow, Organization, Transitions	Loose organization: tangential information; lacks introduction and/or conclusion; unfocused	Hard to follow in some places; some reorganization would enhance readability of the paper; lacks transitions.	Smooth flow of ideas, paper is cohesive: includes introduction, conclusion, transitions, headings and subheadings as appropriate.
Mechanics Grammar,Punctuation, Spelling, APA	Faulty punctuation; misspellings; sentence fragments and other mechanical errors, which detract from the content.	Some grammatical, punctuation and APA errors.	Appropriate punctuation, sentence and paragraph formation; cites all sources used appropriate use of APA style for references.