American Classical League Institute 2024

Help your students take ownership of their reading--and enjoy the process of exploring new stories--by using literature circles in the Latin classroom.  Students choose from a selection of Latin novellas, read independently, and then discuss their chosen texts in small groups.   Students assume the role of both teacher and learner as they maintain a journal of burning questions, predictions, and illustrations, edit texts for in-class performances, and write to authors about their insights while reading.  I'll share materials for setting up literature circles in your own classroom as well as student examples from my class so that you can hear literature circles in action.