Chapters 1-4, General Guide to a Literature Circle outside of the preliminary aspects of the 6 tasks handed out to students.

1. Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer's Stone
Literature Circle 1

2. Warm-Up
• Draw a story board for a chapter selected
by your teacher.
• You will present this to the class with your
group
• Focus on the main ideas of the chapter,
don’t spend too much time drawing and
brainstorming.

3. Recap Ch. 1- 4
• Characters and Setting Introduced…(Ch. 1
The Boy Who Lived)
• Harry’s powers appear with a snake
behind the glass (The Vanishing Glass)
• Harry’s Birthday (The Letters for No One)
• Harry Potter is called to Hogwarts by Alvis
Dumbledore and Hagrid (The Letters for No
One)
• Harry Potter is told about Hogwarts and
his parents as well as Voldemort by
Hagrid. (The Letters for No One)

4. Groups
• Gryffindor
• Hufflepuff
• Slytherin
• Ravenclaw
• Each group should have no less then 4
and no more than 6

5. Literature Circle
• Complete the activities and submit the
work into Edmodo under Lit. Circle 1
• Put your hand up if you have any
questions
• You are being examined on understanding
and ability to complete the tasks with your
group

6. Cool Down
• Design an interesting Symbol for any of
the Hogwarts Student dorms.
• The name must be the same, but you can
change the colour choices and
shape/animal if you like.

7. Next Literature Circle
• Ch. 5-9
• On _______
If you don’t keep reading, you will
learn the real meaning of “Expeliomis”