Launch
Launch
Let's look at what a reading response is and what it is not. What should be included in a reading response and what should not be included?
It includes...
the book title
the author
character(s) name(s)
Short description of the section/scene/part you are going to discuss
includes a reading stem
focuses on one idea
expresses your thinking
expands your thinking
provides text evidence to support your thinking
uses proper grammar
uses proper mechanics
It does NOT include...
a summary
Here are the reading stems to use. They are the same as the ones you use in the classroom to keep track of your reading. You can definitely use your entries in your daily keeping track of my reading as starting points to write your reading response.
Here are some examples:
You can read for the remainder of the time. Do not forget to do an entry in your - Keeping Track of my Reading.