Literature Circle Unit Summary
Revolutionary War
5th Grade Reading Level

The reading level for the book Sarah Bishop by Scott OíDell is upper 5th grade reading level.  This book is about a young girl's conflict with the beginnings of the Revolutionary War. With the death of her family, she embarks on a journey that will put her courage to the test.  The theme of this story is survival.


We will be using the following rotation of activities. Day 1: Assign roles, give out sections to read, work on roles, get feedback during class time, turn in jobs if necessary. We need to assign a record keeper so everyone will get a chance to have a role at least once.

Day 2: Students will get jobs back in time to work on any necessary changes; they will meet in groups and discuss the book, then write summaries in their journals.

Outline of Literature Circle Lessons
Sarah Bishop

Section 1 (p.1-27)

Discussion Director
Passage Picker
Word Wizard
Character Sketcher
Connector 

Section 2 (p. 27-53)

Discussion Director
Passage Picker
Word Wizard
Character Sketcher
Investigator

Section 3 ( p. 53-78)

Discussion Director
Passage Picker
Word Wizard
Character Sketcher
Artful Artist

Section 4 ( p.79-96)

Discussion Director
Passage Picker
Word Wizard
Character Sketcher
Artful Artist

Section 5 (p.96-125)

Discussion Director
Passage Picker
Word Wizard
Character Sketcher
Artful Artist

Section 6 (p. 125-152)

Discussion Director
Passage Picker
Word Wizard
Character Sketcher
Investigator

Section 7 (p. 152-end)

Discussion Director
Passage Picker
Word Wizard
Character Sketcher
Summarizer