Literature Circle Roles: The Hobbit

Summarizer
Name ________________________________
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Group _____________________________
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Chapters

Your job as the Summarizer is to provide a brief summary of what has

happened in the novel for the chapters in this Literature Circle. You will start
the Literature Circle with a 1-2 minute statement that covers main events,
characters introduced, conflicts within this reading, and any resolutions.

Summary:

Key Points:
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Literature Circle Roles: The Hobbit

Discussion Director
Name ________________________________
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Group _____________________________
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Date
Chapters

Your role will be to generate discussion topics or questions for this section.
List any concerns, big ideas, or topics you feel like the group should discuss
from this section below. Dont get nervous about this role, you are merely
prompting your peers to talk with you. Write ideas below either after or
during the reading on the lines and be prepared to talk about at least 5
topics when it comes time for your turn in the discussion.

Possible Topics of Conversations

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Literature Circle Roles: The Hobbit

Connector
Name ________________________________
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Group _____________________________
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Date
Chapters

Your job is to find connections between you and the book, the wide world and
the book, or this book with another book.
Things to consider while finding connections:
-Recent events in the news.
-Happenings in the school or community.
-Your own past experience.
-Similar event in a book that youve read before.
-Other people and problems that events in the book remind you of.
Write about a paragraph below about some connections you found
in this section and share with your group:

Literature Circle Roles: The Hobbit

Illustrator
Name ________________________________
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Group _____________________________
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Date
Chapters

When we read, a good strategy to have is to picture the scene that you are
reading in your mind. Share an image that you had in your head while you
were reading this section with the rest of the group. It doesnt have to be
fancy, stick people will do. It also doesnt have to specifically be from the
book; it can be from the outside world that reminds of you what you read.
Presentation Guidelines:
It is completely up to you how you want to present your illustration. You can
have it drawn prior to the discussion or draw while discussing what it means,
or not explaining your picture at all and letting your group try to figure out
what it is and what it means. Regardless, you have to describe what your
image connects to from the text use specific examples and what inspired it.

Literature Circle Roles: The Hobbit

Travel Tracer
Name ________________________________
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Group _____________________________
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Date
Chapters

Job Description:
Travel is a main component of every quest. Where are the characters, how
are they getting there, and what got in the way during the travel. Your job is
to keep track of where the characters traveled to during this section.
Describe each setting in as much detail as you can using either words,
images, or a copy of the map of Middle Earth found in the front of the room.
You can start with this one sheet, but you will probably need to grab an extra
sheet to keep track of the travels. Make sure to include page numbers and
evidence from text.
Where todays action begins:
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Page numbers described

Where key events happen:

described _________

Page numbers

Where todays action end:

described __________

Page numbers

Literature Circle Roles: The Hobbit

Word Wizard
Name ________________________________
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Group _____________________________
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Date
Chapters

Job Description:
Your job is to showcase words that have a special meaning in todays section.
-Be on the lookout for puzzling or unfamiliar words while you are reading
and follow up by looking up the definitions in a Dictionary.
**Note: In The Hobbit a lot of words are made up by Tolkien. Refer to
resources available from Ms. Karels to look up words not found in dictionary.
-You may also find words that stand out, repeat, used in unusual way, or
are crucial to the meaning of the text.
Always refer back to the text to examine the word in its context.
Word

Pg. # and
Paragraph

Definition

Reason/Plan for
Discussion

Literature Circle Roles: The Hobbit

Literary Luminary
Name ________________________________
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Group _____________________________
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Date
Chapters

Job Description:
Your job is to find quotes and passages for your group to look over and
discuss. The goal is to find the sections that puzzled you, seemed important,
funny, powerful, or interesting the first time you read it and dip deeper into
that text. When you decide on a passage, make a note as to why you chose
that specific passage. You can either share the passage by reading it aloud
yourself, having someone else read it, or have everyone read it together
silently.

Page # and
Paragraph

Reason for Picking

Passage

Plan for Discussion

Literature Circle Roles: The Hobbit

Researcher
Name ________________________________
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Group _____________________________
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Date
Chapters

Job Description:
Your job is to dig up any background information related to your readings for
today. This may include:
-Geography, weather, culture, or setting of book (or in The Hobbits case,
inspiration or real world examples of setting).
-Information about author or other related works.
-Information on related topic or events in book.
-Pictures, objects, or materials that illustrate elements in the story.
-History or derivation of words or names used in book.

-Information about any character based on real life historical figures.

This is not formal research! Just investigate something further that is
presented in the book or catches your eye. Use reliable internet or book
sources and make sure to cite where you got your work from.