In sharing knowledge comes the power of understanding. A Literature Circle is an efficient way to share your ideas, thoughts, and predictions. Everyone has individual understanding and viewpoints of a book, so to get another's thoughts on the book is interesting. During my Literature Circle discussion we talked about the book, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi, which is an exciting and mysterious book that prefers to give the slightest hints of what is to happen in the future. This magnificent book has many hidden meanings, complex characters, and heart-stopping moments around each corner. Avi has portrayed this novel from the standpoint of a girl named Charlotte, who faces intense moments, without knowing the truth of everything she sees. Each of my group members gave me inferences and thoughts on the book that were dissimilar from my own. I was awed by how differently our minds think, but that was the beauty of the Lit. Circle discussions.
My understanding of the book was elevated a step higher by the other's comments. Before the discussion, I had the idea that Zachariah was a bad person and nothing else, but afterwards they shed light on an idea that I did not think of: he could also be trying to help Charlotte when he offers her the knife and be a reliable, kind person. I started to understand the hidden meaning of the author's words and that some answers we need to look and ask for. Understanding of the true effect the ship and its crew has had on Charlotte came to me. Charlotte will have to live with the crew and adapt to their way of life, even though it will be tough because she comes from a higher class society. With the help of the others, I was able to gain a clearer understanding and a mind that Reasoned Critically for each page. I felt that if we Collaborated Constructively then we can understand the novel, thoroughly.
It was fascinating to see that people in my group had similar questions about the story and together we were able to get answers using evidence from the story and our combined thinking. Individual thoughts and opinions brought new questions to the surface, each begging to be answered. We found out that many of our interests were identical, for we picked the same passages. To hear each other's answers to questions was a great experience for we were able to discover that there was information that we could have added to our Lit. Circle Assignment and that we could improve upon these faults in the next Lit. Circle Assignment. We were all able to connect with each other through our similar questions and favorite passages, proving that although minds can think differently, they can also think alike.
Everyone was jittery with excitement of what might happen next to Charlotte. We spent some time speaking of our predictions. There are so many predictions you can make, but you must review the story's words before creating any. My group members kept enlightening me with predictions that I never even thought of like maybe Charlotte murders Zachariah or maybe Charlotte is really a murderer and is not framed after all. All of us could not wait to read more of the story. Each page unraveled another question to answer, another mystery to solve, another piece of the puzzle to put together. The other's predictions seemed to open a door to numerous other thoughts.
Literature Circles bring forward varied opinions, multiple ideas, understanding, and predictions and this opens our minds to ideas and observations that we did not notice before. Each new thought from a fresh mind is like a undiscovered pathway that we can tread. Distinctive, personalized ideas and opinions is what make our world so advanced. A collaborated activity is important for it serves as a way to communicate with other people effectively. Lit. Circle enables all of us to work together with people who each have contrasting backgrounds and minds and come together as a group. These discussions give us the opportunity to see what other people think and appreciate the fact that we are all not the same and have unique ideas and concepts. As the story starts to make us increasingly puzzled the need for Lit. Circle Discussions becomes greater.
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| This is my group and I discussing our Literature Circle Assignment. http://www.slide.com/r/Uqwu6Sam5j8xG-BsA1ycZOhYtd-pJc_w?map=2&cy=bb |
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