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What Are Literature Circles?

Literature Circles are a way for students to assume a specific role in the study of something (usually a text).

A KWHL chart is a variation of a KWL graphic organizer that adds ‘How’ to the predictive and reflective process.

A metaphor is a literary device (or figure of speech) that makes a comparison between two ‘things’ without the comparison being literal.

The difference between fallacies and biases is fallacies are real-time thinking errors while biases are pre-dispositions for future errors.

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a theoretical framework comprising a tiered model of human needs often depicted as a pyramid.

A KWL chart is a graphic organizers that students use before, during, and after learning to activate prior knowledge and reflect on learning.

Hermeneutics is a branch of knowledge concerned with the theory, practice, and methodology of interpretation of text.

Critical reading is reading with the purpose of critical examination of the text and its implicit and explicit themes and ideas.