Literature Circles

Banish Bullying

Name: ___________________________________
Per. _____________

Table of Contents
Page Number

3 Book and Literature Circle Group Information

1|Page
 4-5 Characters

6 Setting

7-8 Plot Events

9 Examples of Bullying

10 Responses to Bullying

11 What Would You Do

12-13 Quotes/Powerful Passages

14 Compare & Contrast – Bully and Bullied

15 New or Interesting Vocabulary

16-17 Personal Book Review

Book & Literature Circle Information

Group Members:

Names: Phone Number:

________________________ _______________________

________________________ _______________________

________________________ _______________________

2|Page
________________________ _______________________

Book Information:

Title: _______________________________________

Author: _______________________________________

Publisher: _______________________________________

Publishing Year: _______________________________________

Reading Schedule:

Total Number of Pages: ________ 14 = _______ pgs/day

You will have two weeks to complete this novel (ten class periods plus
weekends). It is your responsibility to make sure you have read your
assigned pages BEFORE coming to class each day.

You will have 25-30 minutes in class to read each day in class, if you require
additional time, it is homework.

Characters
List and describe the main characters in your novel – you should have
more than one!

Name: ____________________________________

Age: ___________________ (make your best guess if it’s not stated)

Physical Description:
____________________________________________________

3|Page
____________________________________________________
_________________________________________________

Personality:
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
_________________________________________________

Name: ____________________________________

Age: ___________________ (make your best guess if it’s not stated)

Physical Description:
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
_________________________________________________

Personality:
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
_________________________________________________

Name: ____________________________________

Age: ___________________ (make your best guess if it’s not stated)

Physical Description:
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
_________________________________________________

Personality:
____________________________________________________

4|Page
____________________________________________________
_________________________________________________

Name: ____________________________________

Age: ___________________ (make your best guess if it’s not stated)

Physical Description:
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
________________________________________________

Personality:
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
________________________________________________

(Please attach extra pages if needed for any additional characters)

Setting

Where does this story take place (overall setting – the region, state, or
country where the majority of the story takes place)?

___________________________________________________

When does this story take place (you don’t need a specific day or date but
you should be able to tell if it’s in the 1800’s versus present day or 200
years in the future)?

___________________________________________________

5|Page
What are the key places within the book’s setting where the story takes
place (at school, a character’s house, in the woods, etc.)? There should be
more than one – describe them in as must detail as possible.

1. ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
_____________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
_____________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
_____________________________________________

How does the setting (or settings) influence the mood of the story?

____________________________________________________
__________________________________________________

Plot Events
Describe the beginning of the story:
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________

6|Page
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________
List and briefly describe the major plot events in the novel (in order):

1. ________________________________________________
______________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________
______________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________
______________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________
______________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________
______________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________
______________________________________________
7. ________________________________________________
______________________________________________
8. ________________________________________________
______________________________________________
9. ________________________________________________
______________________________________________

Resolution (how do the characters solve their problems?):

__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________

7|Page
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
_________________________________________

Which of the events in your story do you think is the best (most
powerful) example of bullying? Why do you feel this way?

__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________

Examples of Bullying

List and describe the different incidences of bullying in your novel

(please include page numbers).

1. ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
____________________________________________

8|Page
2. ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
____________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
____________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
____________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
____________________________________________

Responses to Bullying

Look over the five examples of bullying you listed on the previous
page – how did the characters in the story react to the bullying?
1. ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
____________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________
________________________________________________

9|Page
 ________________________________________________
____________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
____________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
____________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
____________________________________________

What Would You Do?

Select one of the examples of bullying listed on page 9 and think
about how you would handle the situation from the following two
perspectives: the bullied and the bystander. You must write about a
solution/response that is different from what happened in the book.

Bullied:
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________

10 | P a g e
 ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________

Bystander:
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________
Quotes and Powerful Passages
Please record any dialog from the novel or passages that were
particularly powerful for you.
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
_________________________________________

11 | P a g e
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
_________________________________________

____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
12 | P a g e
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
_________________________

Compare and Contrast: Bully and Victim

In the diagram below, compare and contrast the personalities and social
situations of the bully and the victim. Do not focus on appearance or basic
similarities (same school, both boys, etc.) – look for deeper connections.

The Bully The Victim

13 | P a g e
 New or Interesting Vocabulary

Select and define at least ten new or interesting/powerful words used in

your novel.

1. ________________________________________________
______________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________
______________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________
______________________________________________
14 | P a g e
 4. ________________________________________________
______________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________
______________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________
______________________________________________
7. ________________________________________________
______________________________________________
8. ________________________________________________
______________________________________________
9. ________________________________________________
______________________________________________

10._______________________________________________

________________________________________________

Book Review
Now here is your opportunity to review the novel that you read for
literature circles.

Based on the rating scale on the

left side of the page, what rating
would you give your book? Why?

____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________

15 | P a g e
____________________________________________________
________________________________________________

Write a basic summary of the book (do NOT copy the back cover) in five
sentences.

____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
_______________________________________

How well do you think this novel address the issue of bullying? Explain.

____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
______________________________________________

Would you recommend this novel to other teenagers? Explain.

16 | P a g e
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
________________________________________________

Which of the characters in this book do you most closely relate to? Why?

____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
_________________________________________________

What is the most important thing you learned from this book? You may
only write ONE sentence.

____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
_________________________________________________

17 | P a g e