Literature Circles Experience

Being in a Literature circle as a future teacher looking in was something that was interesting. I attempted to think how this would effect students and their love or hate of novels. I have never really belonged to a "book club" but my friends and I enjoy talking about our favorite movies, TV shows or books. To me, this was much like that. Our literature circle did not stay on topic each time, but we did discuss some interesting topics that were related.

In our literature circle we mainly talked about why we did or did not like the book, the main characters and the favorite supporting characters. We also talked about why we did or did not like graphic novels in general. There were also some very interesting questions that came up such as; are there sequels to this book, and why some of the characters disappeared. I enjoyed being in the literature circle because it gave me a chance to appreciate other peoples opinion of the novel and their ideas.

I think literature circles could be a very useful tool in the classrooms. It gives students a feel for how someone else is thinking or what they are feeling about the book. It also helps them to focus on something that they might not have focused on before. I would love to use this tool in my classroom someday and I am appreciative of what it can teach students as a whole about reading.