Synthesis
When creating these Literature Circles, I was excited about using this strategy to engage students in reading. This is a strategy that I am passionate about implementing in my own future classroom. As for a strength, I feel that my excitement for this experience showed and helped the students become excited about it. It was a fun experience for myself, and I could tell that students within my group were having fun reading this book and discussing it.
However, if I were to do it again I would ensure that the students had not read the book before. We did a book browsing beforehand to see what books the kids were interested in. However, I would incorporate a sheet where they could rank the books and if they had read them before. Within my group, a few of the students had already read the book. This caused the students to spoil the story for the others when discussing. Therefore, if I were to do this again, I would make sure to choose and unfamiliar story to the whole group.
However, if I were to do it again I would ensure that the students had not read the book before. We did a book browsing beforehand to see what books the kids were interested in. However, I would incorporate a sheet where they could rank the books and if they had read them before. Within my group, a few of the students had already read the book. This caused the students to spoil the story for the others when discussing. Therefore, if I were to do this again, I would make sure to choose and unfamiliar story to the whole group.