MENU OF READING RESPONSE CHOICES

Answers must be fully supported using information from the text, from other sources or your own background knowledge. Each one can be used only ONCE! Be specific. You may use any format to publish your work. You must link, embed, or upload your work to your Independent Reading Blog. (1) Stand-Out Event: explain why it stands out for you, what you would ask or tell the author, and what questions might be raised. Explain your response using evidence from the text and your own ideas.

(2) Application: something you learned which can be applied to lifewhat the book taught you, a lesson or insight. Explain your response using evidence from the text and your own ideas.

(3) Character Traits: Choose a character and list 3 traits that you believe the character exhibits through their actions or words. GIVE PROOF from the book. Then tell how the character reminds you of yourself, someone you know, or a character in a different book or movie. OR how he/she is different from you. Give examples such as appearance, personality, actions/reactions, beliefs, etc. Explain your response using evidence from the text and your own ideas.

(4) Descriptive Writing: quote a brief line & describe how it paints a vivid picture, captures your attention, or surprises you with a fresh and different expression. Explain how it made the reading more interesting. Use evidence from the text and your own ideas.

(5) After Effect: did you think about this book after you stop reading? Why? Explain your response using evidence from the text and your own ideas.

(6) Character Advice: tell what a character should do about an internal (something they are worried/unsure about) or external conflict. Explain the conflict and what the character is doing about it. Then tell why you agree/disagree with what the character did. (7) Self-Reflection: what did the reading make you think about your own life, personality, problems, goals, dreams, opinions, experiences, etc.? Explain your response using evidence from the text and your own ideas.

(8) Invitation: Make an invitation using an event from the book. Be sure to include WHO/ WHAT/ WHERE/WHEN/WHY (the elements required for an invitation). (9) Setting: Describe the time and place the story is set in (use rich descriptive adjectives). What do you like or dislike about it? Would you want to live in that time or place; why? Explain your response using evidence from the text and your own ideas.

(10) Media Connection: what is a song, cartoon, movie, TV program, advertisement, or another piece of literature (book, poem, play, short story) which came to mind during your reading? Explain your response using evidence from the text and your own ideas.

11) The Beginning: Did the author write an effective beginning for this book? Explain what you liked or disliked about the beginning. Use evidence from the text and your own thinking to support your answer. (12) Letter: Write a letter from the perspective of a character in the book to yourself. You may decide on the purpose of the letter: e.g. to describe an important event, to ask some advice about a problem, to persuade you about an opinion, to justify and action..... (13) Graphic Organizer: draw a web, cause/effect arrows (4), cycle of events, chart, or other kind of diagram showing relationships in this reading. (14) Recommendation: based on this reading, who would like this book and why? Explain your response using evidence from the text and your own ideas.

(15) Map: sketch a map of this reading (it cant be in the book already). (16) Interview: what questions would you like to ask the author or a character at this point? Answer the questions from the characters point of view. Provide good detail in your answers. (17) Theme: what is a life message stated or inferred in this reading? Support your thinking with evidence from the text and your own ideas. (18) Mood: describe the feelings or emotions this reading gives you and why. Explain your response using evidence from the text and your own ideas.

(19) Bold Opinion: explain why you are (or are not) enjoying the book so far. Explain your response using evidence from the text and your own ideas.

(20) You: create your own thoughtful response to the reading.