1. Book Club Roles
Job descriptions
*Remember each time you
meet, you’ll have a different
role or job

2. Job 1: Wordsmith
 Look for :
◦ 5 (or more) important words or phrases
◦ Repeated words or used in a different way
 Mark unknown words with a sticky
◦ Then find meaning using a dictionary or
another source
 Point out these words to your group
and discuss them

3. Job 2: Captain Connector
 Find 5 (or more) connections to the
book and the outside world
◦ To your own life
◦ To things at school
◦ Community
◦ Other people you know
◦ Other books
 Use sticky notes to mark the pages
 Explain your thinking on job sheet

4. Job 3: Genius Guesser
 Find special sections of the book to read
aloud
◦ helps people remember interesting, powerful,
funny or important parts
◦ Mark with sticky notes
 With your group you can:
◦ Read them yourself
◦ Ask someone else to read
◦ Have group read silently
 Discuss with group
 Explain thinking on job sheet

5. Job 4: Question Queen/King
 Make a list of questions to discuss
◦ Use sticky notes to mark the pages that
made you think of the questions
 Think:
◦ What questions went through MY mind as I
read this part?
◦ Use your own thoughts, feelings and
concerns
◦ Use “fat” questions
 These are BIG, open ended questions that
members may not always agree with
 Write questions on job sheet

6. Job 5: Artful Artist
 Draw a picture related to the reading
◦ Sketch
◦ Cartoon
◦ Diagram
◦ Flow chart, any graphic is okay
 Mark page that made you think of
drawing with a sticky note
 Make group guess about your
picture and explain it

7. Job 6: Transformer
 Prepare a short summary of the
reading
 Did your thinking change in any way?
◦ About the book, characters, author or
yourself
 Discuss main points of reading and
how the reading changed your ideas

8. Enjoy your
books, your
roles and happy
reading!