Literature Circles

In class, we've been working with Tuck Everlasting in literature circles. I want my students to experience literature circles as a reader so they can more effectively utilize this method in their own classrooms. Here's a list of activities I've presented to them so far:

Open-ended question cards - to stimulate depth of conversations in beginning literature circle groups

Poster missions - including these circle tasks
*Create a wanted poster for one of the main characters in the book. Be sure to include lots of character descriptions and traits to help people identify the person.
*Pretend that this book is being made into a movie. Create a movie poster to advertise the new film.
*Choose a minimum of five powerful quotes from the book and create an aesthetically pleasing poster to display the quotes.
*Compare and contrast two of the main characters from the book. Display your ideas on a poster.

Illustrate a scene from the book then incorporate the words (from the book) that helped your form that image into your illustration.