How to talk about Books

*Literature Discussions

*Read the Book!!!

*First Rule of Literature Discussions:

You can’t discuss what you have not read.

*Think about What you Read!

*Second Rule of Literature Discussions:*You can’t discuss what you

have not thought about!

*Think beyond the text

*What is a Literature Discussion?

*Group Sharing their:*Opinions

*Analysis

*Connections

*Inferences

*Thoughts

*What do you talk about?

*Opinions & Emotions*Support with evidence and details from the

story

*I really liked the part where…. Because…

*I think the story would be better if…because…

*I was so sad when….

*What did you think about…

*What do you talk about?

*The Author…*Style of writing

*Literary Techniques

*Other books they’ve written

*Motivations

*If you were the author

*What do you talk about?

*The Plot*Problems & Solutions

*Summarize

*Main Idea

*Climax

*Series of Events

*What do you talk about?

*Characters*Who is telling the story?

*Define relationships

*How are characters feeling

*What motivates the characters

*What do you talk about?

*Connections*Text to self

*Text to Text

*Text to World

*What do you talk about?

*Themes*Is there a bigger message

*What are the universal themes

*Love, acceptance, sorrow,

*Control, Society’s Norms

*Good Vs. Evil, internal struggle

*Family, friendship

*What do you talk about?

*The Setting*How does the setting contribute

to the story?

*Time Period, Place, Season,

*How does the setting contribute to the mood of the story

*What do you talk about?

*Questions*Clarify confusing parts

*What do you wonder as you read?

*What questions would you ask the author?

*What do you talk about?

*Multiple Perspectives*There are at least 2 sides to every story

*Look at the story from the point of view of other characters

*Are there mixed messages

*No character or event is all good, or all bad

*What do you talk about?

*Speculate*Think beyond the story

events

*Extend your thinking

*Let your imagine explore

*What do you talk about?

*Predict and Infer*Use context clues to help you

figure things out

*What might happen next?

*Why did something happen?

*Most Importantly you should…

*Listen*To other people’s comments

*Respond*by replying to questions

*Respect*What others say

*Celebrate Reading!

*Everything is more fun with a group!