Until now, most of the reading responses you have written are on poems and other texts we have read in class. Now you can write a reading response on an independent reading book you are currently reading or recently finished: due Thursday March 10. (See guidelines below. Also, read student mentors I have posted on my blog for inspiration.)
Then you are going to turn a RAD reading response into a RADDER reading response! Revise a response that you have already written on your blog.
2nd draft due: Thursday March 24. Bring in copy of it.
Final draft due: Thursday March 31. Post on your blog.
Basic Elements of a RAD reading response:
I. Author’s Purpose/Focus – thoughtful and thought-provoking main idea for the entire response
Ex. The poem “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke is about a moment between a father and son that shows love and affection rather than resentment and abuse.
II. Structure/Organization – paragraphs are organized in a smooth, intentional way
III. Elaboration – every paragraph fully develops a main idea with adequate supporting details and explanation. When you engage with and respond to a text, include the following:
* Observations – features, facts, literary devices, important imagery, etc. that you notice
* Inferences – what you think the observations mean
* Interpretations – what the text means overall
* Extension – making connections to the text, making it relevant to the world; engage your audience in a meaningful way
IV. Conventions – correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization, etc. Correctly quotes and cites text.
V. Process – writer engages in the writing process, takes time to work on and revise response; publishes on time
Beyond the basic: What can make your RAD reading response into a SUPERRAD response?
Further resources:
Writing paragraphs: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/606/1/
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