Discussion Director

Name: Guadalupe Pea

Book: The circuit
Chapters: 4, 5 and 6
Your job is to develop a list of questions that your group can discuss about
this part of the novel. Your questions should be ones which require thought and get
everyone talking and sharing their opinions and reactions. The best discussion
questions come from your own thoughts, feelings, and concerns as you read. Do
NOT write questions that call for a simple "yes" or "no" answer or a factual detail!
Order for Leading Your Group Discussion

Call on the Summarizer to read the summary.

Pose each one of your questions to your group for discussion

Ask for each member of your group to state their comment/questions about this section of
the novel. Lead your group in response to what each person says.

Call on the Passage Master.

Call on the Vocabulary Reporter.

You fill out the Group Record sheet, with input from your group members

After discussion is completed, assign roles for your next reading and make sure everyone
gets a new role sheet, including absent members.

Call the teacher over. Be ready to discuss items on the Group Record sheet.

Discussion Questions or Topics for Our Lit Circle:

1. What did the raining situation do to the family during the picking of cotton?
2. How did the brief friendship between Miguelito and Panchito made a great
difference in their lifes?
3.

Why do you think at the end Panchitos father got the handkerchief for his
wife?

4.

What do you think wouldve happened if Panchito had received a soccer

ball for Christmas instead of candies?

5.

Do you think that the reaction Panchitos father against the parrot was the
correct one?

6.

Beyond the murder of the parrot, do you think there was a reason for the
frustrations of Panchitos father? Which were these?

Types of Questions Make sure theyre fat!:

What did you think about......? (name a specific event, action, or character's action)
Why do you think that.......?
What do you think will happen......? (ask for predictions of events and characters' actions)
What is happening at the part where.......?
What do you think ______________ (event/incident) means?
What would you ask the author if you could?
might people of (another background) ___________ think of this story?

What

Daily Group Record Sheet

Book:________________________
Chapters: ____________________
Following the group meeting, the Discussion Director will complete this form with
the help of the group members.
1. Two topics which generated the most discussion today were:
The Christmas Panchitos family went through that year the difficulties they
overcame.
The death of the innocent family pet, El Perico.
2. As a group, we agreed one of the most important or intriguing passages in this
section was about: (this may or may not be one that the Passage Master selected)
The Christmas the family lived that year. The part in which the mother of Panchito
wrapped the candies or presents was one of the saddest moments I have read so far
from the story. Panchito wished a soccer ball, but it was so difficult for his parents to
provide this to his son, or even the other presents for his siblings, that at the end all
of them received candies for Christmas.
3. Group Participation Today:
(1) means beginning (2) means developing (3) means good (4) means exemplary

Member's
Name
4
4
4
4

Completed
Reading

Contributes
relevant info

Fulfills
duties

Listens to
group
members
4

Teacher input
(for teacher
only)
4

4
4
4
4

4
4
4

4
4
4

4
4
4

4
4
4

Remember to put your groups work in your team folder with this sheet on top before
you leave class today.