What is a reading response?
Reading response = slightly more personal literary essay = personal examination of a text = 1 type of blog post (not all your blog posts will be reading responses)
How do I write one:
Just like with any writing piece, you should follow the writing process: prewrite/brainstorm, draft, revise, proofread and edit
1. First, be a thoughtful reader. Read with your pen; take notes as you read. Mark important passages. Track themes and characters in a text.
2. Brainstorm what you want to write about. Review your annotations and reread parts of the text. Then make a list or web of observations, inferences, and interpretations of the text that you want to further explore.
3. Pick a focus, one major inference or interpretation that you want to further explore in writing.
4. Plan your draft. Decide how you will structure/organize your ideas; plan out each paragraph.
I. Introduction:
a. Lead:
b. Title and author; brief context or background
c. Thesis/Focus (overall interpretation):
II. Body:
a. Paragraph 1 (observation/inference):
* One important observation or inference that supports my focus is:
* I think this because (example from text):
* This quote shows that:
b. Paragraph 2 (observation/inference):
* One important observation or inference that supports my focus is:
* I think this because (example from text):
* This quote shows that:
c. Paragraph 3 (observation/inference):
* One important observation or inference that supports my focus is:
* I think this because (example from text):
* This quote shows that:
III. Conclusion:
i. How does the text relate to you, the reader, the world, and/or another text?
ii. What do you think the reader should think, feel, or know about your topic?
Examples of traditional structure:
Sophia's Reading Response #1 812
Cecilia's Reading Response #1 811
Malach's Reading Response #1 811
Silvia's Reading Response #1 807
5. Revise. Get another student or adult to read your work. Sign up for a conference with me during Zero Period or class to go over your draft. Figure out how you can RADIFY your response. What other elements can you add?
6. Proofread and edit. Make sure your spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure are correct. Ways to help you: use spell check; print out your draft and read it with a pen in hand. Make changes directly on your draft.
7. Publish your final draft on your blog.
Rubric for Blog Posts: Here is the rubric that I will use to assess your writing.
Reading response = slightly more personal literary essay = personal examination of a text = 1 type of blog post (not all your blog posts will be reading responses)
How do I write one:
Just like with any writing piece, you should follow the writing process: prewrite/brainstorm, draft, revise, proofread and edit
1. First, be a thoughtful reader. Read with your pen; take notes as you read. Mark important passages. Track themes and characters in a text.
2. Brainstorm what you want to write about. Review your annotations and reread parts of the text. Then make a list or web of observations, inferences, and interpretations of the text that you want to further explore.
3. Pick a focus, one major inference or interpretation that you want to further explore in writing.
- Choose a question from the notes I have given you or create your own question. Ex. What is the significance of the title? What does it show about theme in the text? or What important archetypes exist in The Hunger Games?
- Begin with an opinion or idea that the text has been making you think of.
- Consult our notes where we listed topics for reading responses.
- Choose a question from a list of questions I have created.
4. Plan your draft. Decide how you will structure/organize your ideas; plan out each paragraph.
- One way to plan is using the traditional 5-paragraph essay structure (you can vary the number of body paragraphs yet still follow the same format for each paragraph):
I. Introduction:
a. Lead:
b. Title and author; brief context or background
c. Thesis/Focus (overall interpretation):
II. Body:
a. Paragraph 1 (observation/inference):
* One important observation or inference that supports my focus is:
* I think this because (example from text):
* This quote shows that:
b. Paragraph 2 (observation/inference):
* One important observation or inference that supports my focus is:
* I think this because (example from text):
* This quote shows that:
c. Paragraph 3 (observation/inference):
* One important observation or inference that supports my focus is:
* I think this because (example from text):
* This quote shows that:
III. Conclusion:
i. How does the text relate to you, the reader, the world, and/or another text?
ii. What do you think the reader should think, feel, or know about your topic?
Examples of traditional structure:
Sophia's Reading Response #1 812
Cecilia's Reading Response #1 811
Malach's Reading Response #1 811
Silvia's Reading Response #1 807
- Another way to think of how to structure your reading response is by seeing your writing as a journey you are taking the readers on. What does the reader need to know first? Second? Third, etc? How can you take the reader on a smooth journey?
5. Revise. Get another student or adult to read your work. Sign up for a conference with me during Zero Period or class to go over your draft. Figure out how you can RADIFY your response. What other elements can you add?
6. Proofread and edit. Make sure your spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure are correct. Ways to help you: use spell check; print out your draft and read it with a pen in hand. Make changes directly on your draft.
7. Publish your final draft on your blog.
Rubric for Blog Posts: Here is the rubric that I will use to assess your writing.
Criteria
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Score/Comments (0-5 pts)
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1. Author’s Purpose/Focus: writer wrote about one thought-provoking focus; focus is clear throughout
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2. Details/Elaboration: writer supported main idea with variety of relevant details (textual evidence, personal details, deep thinking, sensory details, etc.)
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3. Organization: paragraphs are organized in a smooth, intentional way; there are smooth transitions between sentences and paragraphs
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4. Voice/Tone/Creativity: writing is authentic and unique to the writer; language is appropriate for the audience; writing is creative and interesting
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5. Grammar/Conventions: the writer has proofread the work; spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar are correct
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What do you mean by lead?
ReplyDeleteSorry a bit confused,
Emma 810