Reading Responses

The students have been learning about how to thoughtfully respond to reading.  As a class we came up with question that might be answered in a response and an example to use as a resource.

The students will be asked periodically to submit their best response for a mark.

Reading Responses: Grade 5

Prediction: What will the character do next? What will happen next? Where and how will it happen?

Connection: Have you had a similar experience? Have you done something the character has done? Have you had a similar problem/solution? Does this remind you of anything you’ve read or watched?

Opinion: Do I like the book? Is this book at my level? Does this book make sense to me? Am I interested in this book?

Summary: What did the character do in the book? What is the problem? What characters are in the book? What’s important? What happened in the book?

Visualize: What do I picture? What is the character visualizing? What does the character want the outcome to be? How many details can I add?

Analysis: Why did the character behave that way? How did they solve the problem? Why did the author end the story this way?

Rubric:

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4 Thorough
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3 Basic
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2 Marginal
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1 Inadequate
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Thorough response with strong support from the text
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A good understanding of the text with limited support from the reading
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Short response that reflects some comprehension of the text but lacks elaboration or support.
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There is a response, but it is hard to understand does not show comprehension of the text, and there are no details or evidence.
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·       Focus on 3 E’s: explanation, elaboration, evidence

Example:  In the book Holes, our main character Stanley Yelnats has been sent to Camp Green Lake because he’s been accused of a crime.  I think that Stanley did not commit the crime he has been accused of.  First of all, Stanley has been cursed by his no good dirty rotten pig stealing great-great grandfather and this brings the whole family bad luck.  Because of this curse he is always at the wrong place at the wrong time and this made him look guilty.  Stanley’s father also doesn’t have luck because his inventions never work. That is why I think that Stanley Yelnats is innocent.

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