While writing reading responses, students are learning how to write about their thinking of their reading as well as learning how to use the writing process. I am focusing on the revision aspect of the writing process; however, I am also aware of the editing aspect too.
Below are some posts that I put on the new blog:
You are to write a letter to me telling me how things are going in your book. Essentially, this is a “what are you thinking?” response but addressed to me. Please be as thorough, detailed and clear as possible. Here are my expectations for this letter.
1) Your letter must be addressed to me, have the date and be signed by you.
2) Your letter must include the title, author and genre of the book you are reading.
3) Your letter must discuss your thinking about your reading.
4) Your letter must include words from the book when you give me examples of what’s happening in the book. Please include the page number, so you can find those words again.
5) Your letter should include how this book is affecting you.
Reading Responses will be assigned on Monday and due on Friday morning. You are responsible to revise and edit your response during the week; however, your classmates and teachers can also help you revise your reading response by leaving you comments.
1) Your letter must be addressed to me, have the date and be signed by you.
2) Your letter must include the title, author and genre of the book you are reading.
3) Your letter must discuss your thinking about your reading.
4) Your letter must include words from the book when you give me examples of what’s happening in the book. Please include the page number, so you can find those words again.
5) Your letter should include how this book is affecting you.
Reading Responses will be assigned on Monday and due on Friday morning. You are responsible to revise and edit your response during the week; however, your classmates and teachers can also help you revise your reading response by leaving you comments.
When writing comments, please leave one positive aspect of the writer’s reading response and one suggestion for revision or editing.
Revision suggestions:
-add details
-delete details
-move things around
-add required elements of reading response
Revision suggestions:
-add details
-delete details
-move things around
-add required elements of reading response
To describe your reaction to the book, you may include:
- Is the book just right, too difficult, or too easy?
- Why you chose the book
- How the author describes things
- How you like the author’s writing style and language
- Favorite part of the book
- Parts of the book you like or dislike
- Characters you like or dislike
- How does this book make you feel
- Something that made you laugh out loud
- Would you recommend the book?
- Why did you (or will you) abandon the book?
- What you do when you’re confused
- Favorite words
- What you like or dislike about the setting
- How you like the introduction
- What books do you look forward to reading
- Would you change anything in the book?
If you post a draft of your reading response by Tuesday morning, I promise to read your reading response and give you a revision suggestion by Thursday at 3pm.
Also, every week, you are required to read one of your classmate’s reading responses and give one positive feedback as well as one constructive suggestion by Thursday morning.
Also, every week, you are required to read one of your classmate’s reading responses and give one positive feedback as well as one constructive suggestion by Thursday morning.
Please put the title of your book as well as the due date of the reading response on your post title.
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