Here’s a junior/intermediate/senior Literature Circle plan that includes:

• Literature Circle Roles (Discussion Director, Summarizer, Word Player, Passage Selector, Investigator, and Illustrator)
• 5-week planning template for literature circles
• Discussion Director Notes
• Literature Circle Assessment

I would recommend using a short story to try out all the roles as a class before attempting the more advanced structure of small discussion groups. I would also give the class a week’s reading time before you start “week one” of the schedule.