Stix, Andi. Mixing it up: A Multilevel Book Room and Flexible Literature Circles. Social Education. Arlington: May/Jun 2000. Vol 64, Iss 4; pg. 218, 3 pages
This article discusses the use of literature circles in realms outside of the English classroom. The school being studied had been handed a mandate that each student should read 25 books per year. Since that was next to impossible to accomplish in a single subject area, the social studies department implemented literature circles to introduce themes and topics in their subject areas. They used historical fiction to bring the experience of time periods to middle level students. The article traces their experience through the process: how they organized their books in colored bins to the schedule the teachers followed, to some of the obstacles they faced and how they are planning to change in the future.
This article was copyrighted by the National Council for the Social Studies, so it is likely to be a reliable source. There is also an extensive reference list, which tells me the author did her homework. I will probably use quotes from this article, given that the book I am teaching is non-fiction and there are definitely “social studies elements” to the method I am teaching.
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