We have created a literature circle question sheet based on the Think Trix model. Students determine the pages they will read for each literature circle meeting and read the novel independently. Prior to the literature circle meeting, each student should have completed a question using one question from each category. Students take turns in their group asking questions and allowing their group members to provide the answer. It is the responsibility of the person asking the question to write the group's response on the back of the question sheet. Once the group has finished discussing the assigned section, students complete a reflection sheet on their own participation as well as that of their group members.
Sample literature circle questions for My Brother Martin by Christine King Farris
One of our 8th grade colleagues created this literature circle questing process using Bloom's Taxonomy:
He holds a sample literature circle meeting to demonstrate his procedures for the meeting. Prior to this sample meeting, he reviews these procedures: