The following is a guide to information, including books, av materials, journal articles and websites available through the Library Resource Centre at Library Support Services in the Winnipeg School Division on "Literature Circles." If you wish to obtain any of the information, please call the Library Resource Centre at 788-0203 ext. 143, or come down and visit our library. We are located in the Prince Charles Educational Resource Centre at 1075 Wellington Avenue.

371.395 DAN
Daniels, Harvey. Literature circles : voice and choice in the classroom. Markham, ON : Pembroke Publishers, c1994. 200 p.

372.126 HIL
Hill, Bonnie Campbell and Cynthia Ruptic. Practical aspects of authentic assessment : putting the pieces together. Norwood, MA : Christopher-Gordon, c1994. 272 p.

372.6 HAR
Harste, Jerome C. and Kathy G. Short. Creating classrooms for authors : the reading-writing connection. Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, c1988. 403 p.

372.6 ROU
Routman, Regie. Invitations : changing as teachers and learners k-12. Toronto, ON : Irwin Publishing, c1991. 502 p., 142 p.

372.64 LIT
Hill, Bonnie Campbell. Literature circles and response. Norwood, MA : Christopher-Gordon, c1995. 283 p.

372.64 SAM
Samway, Katharine Davies. Literature study circles in a multicultural classroom. -- York, ME : Stenhouse Publishers, c1996. xiii, 154 p. : ill.

372.64044 HIL
Hill, Bonnie Campbell. Literature circles and response : February 20-21, 1996, Winnipeg, Manitoba. -- [Winnipeg], 1996. 1 v. (various pagings).

VTR 372.64 AUT
Jett-Simpson, Mary. Author study and literature circles. Madison, WI : Wisconsin Educational Communications Board, 1994. 1 cassette (25 min., 6 sec.) : sd., col.
SUMMARY: Considers the factors involved in creating and using literature units, looks at literature response groups and their place within a literacy program, and explore's the teacher's role in supporting children's responses to literature. A

Brabham, Edna Greene. “Questions and answers : Continuing conversations about literature circles.” The Reading Teacher v 54 p 278-280. November ’00.

Burns, Bonnie.  “Changing the classroom climate with literature circles.”  Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy v 42 p 124-130 October ‘98.

Faffard, Denis. "Literature circles : an invitation to tinker." The Bookmark v 39  p 43-55 December '97.

Harmon, Janis. M. "Vocabulary teaching and learning in a seventh-grade literature-based classroom." Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy v 41 p 518-30 April '98.

Katz, Claudia Anne ; Kuby, Sue Ann. "Trapped in a month of Mondays." Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy v 41 p 152-6 October '97.

MacGillivray, Laurie, et al. "Second language and literacy teachers considering literature circles : a play." Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy v 39 p 36-44 September '95.

Martinez-Roldan, Carmen M. & Julia M. Lopz-Robertson.  “Initiating literature circles in a first-grade bilingual classroom.”  The Reading Teacher v 53 p 270-281 December 1999/January 2000.

Noll, Elizabeth. "Social issues and literature circles with adolescents." Journal of Reading v 38 p 88-93 October '94.

Rog, Lori. "Literature circles." The Medium v 36 : 2  p 5-12.

Rog, Lori. "Literature circles." School Libraries in Canada p 3-6 Fall '96.

Samway, Katherine Davies, et al. "Reading the skeleton, the heart, and the brain of a book : students' perspectives on literature study circles." The Reading Teacher v 45 p 196-205 November '91.

Scott, Jill E. "Literature circles in the middle school classroom : Developing reading, responding, and responsibility." Middle School Journal p 37-41 November '94.

Short, Kathy G.  “The search for ‘balance’ in a literature-rich curriculum.”  Theory into Practice v 38 p 130-138 Summer ‘99.

Short, Kathy, et al. “ ‘Teacher watching’ : examining teacher talk in literature circles.” Language Arts p 377 - 385 May 1999.

Simpson, Anne. "Not the class novel : a different reading program." Journal of Reading v 38 p 290-4 December '94 / January '95.

Spiegel, Dixie Lee.  “Silver bullets, babies, and bath water: literature response groups in a balanced literacy program.”  Reading Teacher v 52 p 114-125 October ‘98.

Wuschke, Arlene. "Touching readers : Literature circles." School Libraries in Canada v 16 p 13-14 Fall '96.

Wuschke, Arlene and Stephanie Olson. "Top 10 ways teacher-librarians can assist with literature circles." The Medium v 36 : 2  p 13.

http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/mla/circle/intro.html
This page is an Introduction to Literature Circles.  This page has been developed by the Government of Saskatchewan Education Department.  It provides a brief description, teacher and student resources, along with assessment and integration strategies.

http://www.scrtec.org/track/tracks/t04957.html
Literature Circles by Sharon Sumner is a list of sites and annotations for pages relating to the use of literature circles in the classroom.

http://www.ucds.org/ComeExplore/Litweb/litcircleshomepage/litcircles.html
Literature Circles. Using stories to create dialogue, discussion and debate in the pre-school, kindergarten and first grade classroom. This site provides series ideas, teacher resources, tips, extensions and the philosophy.

http://fac-staff.seattleu.edu/kschlnoe/LitCircles/
Literature Circles Resource Centre. This is a comprehensive site from Seattle University that focuses on literature circles in primary and middle schools.  It contains tips for successful literature circles and also provides advice on choosing books.

The Manitoba School Libraries Association has a literature circles listserv.  To subscribe, address an email message to: requests@mailer.assd.winnipeg.mb.ca.
Do not fill in the subject line.  The message should read: subscribe litcircle.  You should receive an immediate response that will tell you about how the group works.

http://www.literaturecircles.com
Welcome to Literature Circles is a site to accompany Harvey Daniels’ book.  There is a wealth of information with new articles and ideas added frequently.