One of the reasons I enjoy Literature Circles is because students have both choices and variety. We are about two-thirds of the way through the six different books students are reading, which they selected based on both Lexile and choice. Though the books are diverse at a quick glance, all are related to our overarching theme of "Identity."
I've been impressed with the students' grasp of abstract v concrete subject matter in a novel. A few mini lessons making use of personal examples along they way, and the students were off and running. In these pictures, students were analyzing characters in their novels by identifying the character's concrete and abstract traits, and supporting those traits with direct quotes from the book.
Tough the posters are not high-tech, there was some animated collaboration revealing active reading, critical thinking, decision making, and certainly creatively. Besides, we now have colorful, informative posters hanging in our space.
