This is my third year working with literature circles at a 7th grade reading level and I feel like I am finally getting the hang of it all. I am, however, struggling with differentiating instruction for the varying reading levels. I read the book Mini Lessons for Literature Circles by Daniels & Steineke and have been modeling many of my lessons after the ideas in the book; however, I am still struggling with what strategies and skills to work on. I offer varied level books and encourage students to choose the books they are interested in.The last literature circle that I conducted, we focused on characterization and worked/modeled/discussed many reading strategies to understand characterization. I felt some students were not challenged during the instruction. Does anyone have any ideas about how to challenge all students in a student directed discussion with literature circles?
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