Read and Respond

Title: ______________________Genre:____________________

Literary Response Prompts

Fiction Non-Fiction

! Give advice to the author

! Give advice to the character(s)

! Make connections with something in the

story and something in your own life.

! Make a connection between this story and

another story

! Write about moments in the story when

you figured something out

! If I were the character . . .

! I wonder about . . .

! I predict . . .

! I was surprised by . . .

! Some questions I have are . . .

! I’m confused about . . .

! What information surprised you?

! How can you use this information in your

life?

! What information do you question or think

might not be correct? How might you

check it out?

! What is the most important thing you have

learned? Why?

! What is the most interesting thing you

read?

! What techniques does the author use to

make this information easy to understand?

! Where do you think you could look for

more information on this topic?

Response (5 or more sentences):