1. Book C lubs
How to be an effective and productive member of a book
club.

2. What is a book club?
• A book cl ub is a pl ace wher e you can
shar e your t hought s, f eel ings, and
opinions on a book wit h your peer s.
• Al l individual s in a book cl ub ar e
cur r ent ly r eading t he sam book at t he
e
sam t im
e e.

3. What will we do in the book
clubs?
• Each st udent wil l be given a r ol e, which
wil l change each week.
In your book cl ub you wil l be given
quest ions which you wil l answer wit h
your peer s.
• Each of you wil l answer t he quest ion,
t hen you wil l discuss your dif f er ent
answer s.

4. Roles
• Gr oup Facil it at or
Gr oup Or ganizer
• Not e-Taker
Cheer l eader

5. Group Facilitator Responsibilities
The gr oup facil it at or wil l st ar t t he
chat and m sur e ever yone st ays on
ake
t opic. This per son wil l det er m when
ine
t o m ont o t he next quest ion and
ove
keep or der in t he gr oup .

6. Group Organizer
The gr oup or ganizer wil l schedul e t he
chat and send r em inder em s t o al l
ail
gr oup m ber s and l et t he t eacher
em
know t he t im and dat e of t he chat .
e

7. Note-Taker
The not e-t aker wil l t ake at t endance
and r ecor d not es for al l quest ions.
This per son wil l t hen send a det ail ed
account t o t he t eacher.

8. C heerleader
The cheer l eader wil l m sur e t he
ake
chat m ains a posit ive at t it ude and
aint
wil l encour age any l ags in conver sat ion.

9. Roles will
switch!
You will each get a chance to be
every role. I will assign roles
each week to each group!

10. Book C lub Rules
• Respect each ot her ! Negat ive com ent s,
m
obscene l anguage, and bul lying wil l
r esul t in an aut om ic F!
at
Each st udent m at t end each m ing.
ust eet
• M ings m l ast a m umof 1hour.
eet ust inim

11. Now the fun part...
• Expl or e t he fol l owing books so you can vot e on which
one you woul d l ike t o r ead for your book cl ub.
The Hunger Games
• The Rul es of Sur vival
• Aut obiogr aphy of M Dead Br ot her
y
What I Saw and How I Lied
• Hush