Graduate Project Title
Incorporating Literature Circles into a Fifth Grade Classroom
Document Type
Graduate Project
Date of Degree Completion
Summer 2003
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
Department
Education
Committee Chair
Nancy E. Jurenka
Second Committee Member
Gail Goss
Third Committee Member
Andrea Bowman
Abstract
The focus of this project was to review available literature on literature circles within the framework of a balanced literacy program, and create materials to be used by fifth grade teachers as they work toward improving their language arts curricula. The results of the research review show that students are motivated to read when they choose their own reading material and can comprehend the material after engaging in collaborative, meaningful discussion of the text with peers. The project includes instructional frameworks, lesson plans for after-reading activities, and book selections for three rounds ofliterature circles.
Recommended Citation
Kron, Kenneth Michael, "Incorporating Literature Circles into a Fifth Grade Classroom" (2003). All Graduate Projects. 815.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/graduate_projects/815
Included in
Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Elementary Education Commons, Language and Literacy Education Commons