how do I......

I loved reading the ideas for mini-lessons in literature circles. All of the mini-lessons seemed to have creative ways for students to become involved. I found that I kept asking myself, "How do I use this in my content area?" In reality, I'm not going to have a book club where there are four or five different books that are being read at a time. I do plan on having my Spanish 1 students read a book, in which I believe I can use the ideas with a little bit of alteration to meet my class requirements. The membership grids are awesome ways to get conversation flowing. I also like the idea of having students draw what they are picture, that can be used for not only books, but for understanding concepts, like conjugating verbs, noun and adjective agreements, etc. I'm still playing with the ideas!