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<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">Every day, Literature “Helpers” are chosen: five children each day. Their titles and roles are as follows:</span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><strong><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">1. Word Wizard</span></em></strong></p>
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<li style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Verdana">This person selects “special” words to share and discuss. These can be new words, strange words, important words.</span></li>
<li style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Verdana">The word(s) are written on a piece of paper to share with the class at a later group time, and then to display or “publish” on the Literature Bulletin Board.</span></li>
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<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><strong><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">2. Investigator</span></em></strong></p>
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<li style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Verdana">This person helps the teacher brainstorm questions about the story for the group to discuss at group later.</span></li>
<li style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Verdana">Write the question(s) and “publish” on the Bulletin Board after the group has discussed them.</span></li>
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<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><strong><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">3. Book Builder</span></em></strong></p>
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<li style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Verdana">With the teacher’s help, the B.B. finds connections between the book and the real world or another “extension” story that has been read.</span></li>
<li style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Verdana">Print responses for group discussion and “publishing” on the Bulletin Board</span></li>
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<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><strong><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">4. Page Picker</span></em></strong></p>
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<li style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list .5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Verdana">The P.P. chooses a part of the story that he/she wants to have read aloud to the group.</span></li>
<li style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list .5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Verdana">The child should be responsible for helping xerox the page so it can be “published” on the Bulletin Board.</span></li>
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<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><strong><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">5. Illustrator</span></em></strong></p>
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<li style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5;tab-stops:list .5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Verdana">This child draws/paints/constructs a picture that is inspired by the story.</span></li>
<li style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5;tab-stops:list .5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Verdana">The picture is presented to the group, then it is “published” by displaying it on the Bulletin Board.</span></li>
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