Talk:Literature Circles

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Contents 1 response to the suggestion that this page is merged with Book Clubs 2 Naming conventions 3 Intro 4 Name

[edit] response to the suggestion that this page is merged with Book Clubs

Possibly. The thing about Lit. Circles is that teachers will want to access and get ideas on how to organise them in the classroom. Would they be able to locate "Lit. Circles" if it is incorporated into Book Clubs (I'm new to wikis and don't know these things.)

I think some sort of link would be apt but other links with education, reading, collaborative learning, and maybe others will be necessary.

There are various books published on the organisation of Lit Circles, which might be listed in Wikipedia. Adults are able to organise their own but children need support structures in place to develop the skills of discussion and analysis. --Leighnewton 08:39, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

I should have said that teachers need support in forming Literature Circles. There are many roles that students can be take in deconstructing a text but these need to be learnt gradually. As they are not generally known, a separate wiki page would be helpful. These roles can be added when time and energy allow. --Leighnewton 08:36, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

No, this page should remain completely separate from Book Clubs. Book Clubs occur informally outside of academic settings (usually) and are not informed by a set pedagogical structure. Literature Circles have very specific structures and are the domain of primary and secondary classrooms. Do not merge these two topics-- teachers, educators, and those specifically interested in Literature Circles need to access this term directly.Deborahcox 02:23, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Naming conventions

Please take a look at Wikipedia:Naming conventions regarding the way we name articles. They are, except in a very small number of instances (like scissors), singular, with only the first letter capitalized. If you have any questions let me know. :) - cohesion 08:04, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks Cohesion for the information. However, Literature Circles are one of those rare examples, like scissors, that you state. They are referred to in ALL the academic and research literature as "Literature Circles" (in the plural). To call them "Literature Circle" in the singular is completely false and incorrectly termed. Please do not move to the singular term-- it must remain in the plural, as this is its correct term. Please consult any of the academic references or external links that I have provided in the article and you will understand why it should remain pluralized. Deborahcox 02:26, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

I am unsure if I understand. If one of these events was occurring in a classroom would one say, "Johnny is attending his first Literature Circles"? Is the term never used in the singular? It seems like it would be, but I suppose I could be wrong. If, as I suspect, it can be used in the singular it should be titled as such. The fact that most citations use the term in the plural isn't relevant, they would of course do that since they are talking about the concept, and thus many "circles". Also, unless circles is a proper noun it shouldn't be capitalized. I am going to ask for another opinion since you have twice reverted the move by two different people. - cohesion 08:19, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

"Literature Circles" is a proper name to this pedagogical, instructional tool by educators. It has never been known as "Literature Circle," and was changed to "Literature Circles" (from "Literature Circle") as ALL the academic research (see external links) calls it thus. 24.150.236.172 03:39, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Intro

The introduction should make it clear how "Literature Circles" are different from other kinds of classroom reading discussion groups. Is it because they follow a particular structure or pedagogical framework? Do they use materials from a particular supplier? Etc.? This information needs to be right up front, presented concisely. FreplySpang 15:26, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Name

Is this a proper name, or a trademark? If not it should be moved to Literature circle I hesitate to again, since it was reverted twice with no good reason by the article creator. If there is no response in about a week I will move back. From my own research it doesn't seem like a proper name. - cohesion 21:00, 7 January 2007 (UTC)