Derek as Passage Picker
For this literature circle, Derek was set up to fail. Two of his four group members, the discussion director and the researcher, were not present. On top of that, Derek hadn't done his individual role. Seeing that this was the case, I immediately joined their group upon the commencement of student discussions. Together Derek, the other group member, and I created a strategy for how they could best utilize their time. Ultimately the two boys were able to work together and contribute to the whole class wrap-up discussion, and Derek was fully able to complete his individual role during class. It does still leave something to be desired; he does not provide page numbers for the passages, and his interpretations are one line in length. However, I graded him mostly on his ability to adjust and on the effort I saw him putting forth in class.