Text Collaborative Scholars Role Sheet Discussion Director

Name: __________________________________________________
Meeting Date: _____________________ Assignment Pages: ______ to_______
Discussion Director: Develop a list of questions that your group might want to
discuss about this part of the chapter. Dont worry about the small details. Your
task is to help your peers talk about the big ideas in the reading and share their
reactions. Usually the best discussion questions come from your own thoughts,
feelings, and concerns as you read. You may list them below during or after your
reading. You may also use some of the general questions below to develop topics
for your group.
Possible Discussion Questions or Topics
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Sample Questions:

How do you think the strategies discussed in todays reading will work in your classroom?
Did todays reading remind you of anything you have experienced?
Did you make any connections to anything discussed in todays reading? What were the
connections?
What questions did you have when you finished reading todays section?
Did anything in todays reading surprise you? What surprised you?
What are some things you think will be discussed next?

Text Collaborative Scholars Role Sheet Summarizer

Name: __________________________________________________

Meeting Date: _____________________ Assignment Pages: ______ to_______

Summarizer: Prepare a brief summary of todays reading. Your group discussion will start
with your 1-2 minute statement that covers the key points, main highlights, and general idea of
todays reading assignment.
Key Points:

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Summary:
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Text Collaborative Scholars Role Sheet Vocabulary Enricher

Name: __________________________________________________
Meeting Date: ____________________ Assignment Pages: ______ to_______
Vocabulary Enricher: Look out for a few especially important words/terms in todays reading. If
you find words/terms that are puzzling or unfamiliar, mark them while you are reading and then later jot
down their meanings, either from your textbook, context, or from some other source. You may also run

across familiar terms that stand out somehow in the readingterms/words that are repeated a lot, are used
in an unusual way, or provide a key to the meaning of the text. Mark these special words/terms, and be
ready to point them out to the group. When your group meets, help members find and discuss these
terms.
Page #

Word/Term

Meaning

Usage in the Chapter

Example

Why is the term

important?

Text Collaborative Scholars Role Sheet Webmaster

Name: ______________________________________________________________
Meeting Date: ________________________ Assignment Pages: ______ to_______
Webmaster: Take all the information that you have read and make a graphic organizer to show your
understanding. Use keywords, phrases, and examples from your reading to make your organizer. You
can use any type of graphic organizer you would like (e.g., web, pyramid, chart, etc.).

Text Collaborative Scholars Role Sheet Reflections Leader

Name: ____________________________________________________________
Meeting Date: ____________________ Assignment Pages: ______ to_______

Reflections Leader: Lead the members of the group as they reflect on what was
learned, their levels of contributions, and ways they can improve. You may choose
how you want to close the lesson.
Possible Prompts for Reflecting:
1. Share the most beneficial aspects of todays discussion.
2. What did you learn today that you did not know before reading and discussing the
chapter?
3. Why do you think the information in the chapter will be effective in the classroom?
4. Why was the information in the chapter important?
5. How would you rate your contributions to the group discussion -- very good,

satisfactory, needs improvement?

6. How can you increase the quality and the quantity of your contributions?
7. Describe your most important contribution to todays discussion.
8. Describe one thing that you can improve for the next time.

Additional Closures:
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Text Collaborative Scholars Role Sheet Trade Book Selector

Name: __________________________________________________
Meeting Date: _____________________ Assignment Pages: ______ to_______

Trade Book Selector: Select trade books (expository) and do book talks that focus on the content of
the trade books. In addition, discuss how the books can be used for strategies discussed in the chapter.
Remember to bring copies of the books to class.

Trade Book: Brief Summary

Content Area

How can the book be used for

strategies in the chapter?

Text Collaborative Scholars Role Sheet Lesson/Strategy Demonstrator

Name: ____________________________________________________________
Meeting Date: ____________________ Assignment Pages: ______ to_______

Lesson/Strategy Demonstrator: Demonstrate at least one of the lessons /

strategies in the chapter. The instructor will specify the chapter lessons/strategies
from which to choose.
Lesson/Strategy:____________________________________________
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Overall Goal: ____________________________________________________
Materials:
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Brief Description of Procedures:
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How will you assess the effectiveness of the lesson/strategy?
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