Sm. group/lit. circles schedule:
Tuesday, 1st 40 min: A Lesson Before Dying, 2nd 40 min: Cold Mountain
Thursday, 1st 40 min: Red Badge of Courage, 2nd 40 min: Slaughterhouse Five

For those students reading Red Badge of Courage or Slaughterhouse Five, this was a workday.
Individual work: reading, study questions, journalling, character lists and quote gathering.

LITERATURE CIRCLES
Student led: discuss questions & predictions, find/discuss quotes that show characterization or emerging themes.
Teacher led: act as moderator for discussion, collect study questions, hand out "active reading" strategies bookmark as a reminder/aide for journal entries and study guide questions.