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Literature Circles Role Sheet Summarizer

Name: __________________________________________ Date: ____________________

Text: ________________________________________________________________________

Summarizer: Your job is to prepare a brief summary of today’s reading. Your group discussion will start
with your 1-2 minute statement that covers the key points, main highlights, and general idea of today's
reading assignment. Use the questions below to help you decide what to include. Consider making a
numbered list or a timeline of events to help organize your thoughts.

Write your summary here:

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Sample questions to ask yourself or others in the group:

Who/What are the most important ideas from the text?

What makes them so important?

What effect do these ideas have on the rest of the text or the world in general?

Were there any big changes or surprises in the text in this section?
What would be important to know or remember?

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