Reader's Response Notebook

Writing a Good Reader’s Response Notebook

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SENTENCE 1

• Tell us what book you read this week to start your paragraph.    (Ex.  This week, I read three exciting chapters in Bridge to Terabithia).

SENTENCES 2-7

• Tell us your own ideas or opinions about a part you read in your book.  This is your chance to share all the things YOU are thinking.   Use one or more of the Reader’s Notebook Stems.

• After each YOU idea, write down a sentence or two from the TEXT (your book)  that shows why you felt or thought something.  These are your text details and evidence.   Here are some ways to start them:

• For example,

• In the story, it says...

• The author writes…

• Repeat this process as needed to respond to your reading.

SENTENCE 8

• Have a good ending sentence to wrap things up and sum up what you wrote.

• These are some ways to start your ending sentence:

• In conclusion,

• Overall,

• All in all,

• To summarize,