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Examples of Responses to Literature
(Text to Self)


• This part of the text surprised me because….
• I liked (disliked) this part of the text…
• This text reminds me of the …
• The setting of this text reminds me of…
• This character reminds me of …


Examples of Responses to Literature
(Text to World)


• Some of the characters were (mean, friendly, kind, funny, sad, etc.)…
• These characters were alike because …
• The character helped other people by…
• The character had these traits…
• The main idea of the story was …
• This idea reminds me of something going on in the world today…
• I can understand how this character sees the world by putting myself in his/her shoes.

Examples of Responses to Literature
(Text to Text)


• The character in this text has the same traits as…
• The setting in this book reminds me of the setting in…
• The main idea of this text reminds me of the main idea in …
• This part of the text reminds me of part of the text in…

Examples of Responses to Literature
(Text to Self)


• This part of the text surprised me because….
• I liked (disliked) this part of the text…
• This text reminds me of the …
• The setting of this text reminds me of…
• This character reminds me of …


Examples of Responses to Literature
(Text to World)


• Some of the characters were (mean, friendly, kind, funny, sad, etc.)…
• These characters were alike because …
• The character helped other people by…
• The character had these traits…
• The main idea of the story was …
• This idea reminds me of something going on in the world today…
• I can understand how this character sees the world by putting myself in his/her shoes.

Examples of Responses to Literature
(Text to Text)


• The character in this text has the same traits as…
• The setting in this book reminds me of the setting in…
• The main idea of this text reminds me of the main idea in …
• This part of the text reminds me of part of the text in…

Examples of Responses to Literature
(Text to Self)


• This part of the text surprised me because….
• I liked (disliked) this part of the text…
• This text reminds me of the …
• The setting of this text reminds me of…
• This character reminds me of …


Examples of Responses to Literature
(Text to World)


• Some of the characters were (mean, friendly, kind, funny, sad, etc.)…
• These characters were alike because …
• The character helped other people by…
• The character had these traits…
• The main idea of the story was …
• This idea reminds me of something going on in the world today…
• I can understand how this character sees the world by putting myself in his/her shoes.

Examples of Responses to Literature
(Text to Text)


• The character in this text has the same traits as…
• The setting in this book reminds me of the setting in…
• The main idea of this text reminds me of the main idea in …
• This part of the text reminds me of part of the text in…

Examples of Responses to Literature
(Text to Self)


• This part of the text surprised me because….
• I liked (disliked) this part of the text…
• This text reminds me of the …
• The setting of this text reminds me of…
• This character reminds me of …


Examples of Responses to Literature
(Text to World)


• Some of the characters were (mean, friendly, kind, funny, sad, etc.)…
• These characters were alike because …
• The character helped other people by…
• The character had these traits…
• The main idea of the story was …
• This idea reminds me of something going on in the world today…
• I can understand how this character sees the world by putting myself in his/her shoes.

Examples of Responses to Literature
(Text to Text)


• The character in this text has the same traits as…
• The setting in this book reminds me of the setting in…
• The main idea of this text reminds me of the main idea in …
• This part of the text reminds me of part of the text in…


 

 Response to Literature

(Text to Self)

This part of the text surprised me because….
• I liked (disliked) this part of the text…
• This text reminds me of the …
• The setting of this text reminds me of…
• This character reminds me of …

(Text to World)


• Some of the characters were (mean, friendly, kind, funny, sad, etc.)…
• These characters were alike because …
• The character helped other people by…
• The character had these traits…
• The main idea of the story was …
• This idea reminds me of something going on in the world today…
• I can understand how this character sees the world by putting myself in his/her shoes.

(Text to Text)

The character in this text has the same traits as…
• The setting in this book reminds me of the setting in…
• The main idea of this text reminds me of the main idea in …
• This part of the text reminds me of part of the text in…

 

Narrative

Relating a Personal Experience
– Writing assignments should direct students to recount an event grounded in their own experiences. The assignment should elicit a story with a plot and characters rather than a list.

• Creating an Imaginative Story
– Writing Assignments should direct students to produce stories that are grounded in imagination or fantasy.

 

Informational

- Writing that enhances the reader's understanding of a topic by instructing, explaining, clarifying, describing, or examining a subject or concept.

Persuasive

- Writing for the purpose of convincing others to adopt a certain point of view, take some action, or accept the writer's position as valid.



• Advertisements for clothing, toys, or food
• Travel brochures
• Political speeches
• Requests for donations to charities
• Movie reviews
• Book reviews
• Letters to the editor




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