Rejuvenate the literature circle experience by integrating voice and choice in book selection, time management, written and oral responses and culminating projects. Accountability to peers increases engagement and communication skills during student discussions and collaborative reader response journals. Encourage students to draw connections between themes and current social issues through the development and facilitation Socratic Seminars with their classmates.Empower students to make their learning public by presenting culminating projects with an authentic audience they identify.Throughout the experience, make students creative communicators as they leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating competency in their learning goals.
