Reader Response
Connecting with What You Read
What is Reader Response?
“Reader response compels readers to interact with their text and makes visible for readers and their teachers the depth of text comprehension. “
Reader response writings are short, spontaneous, informal, and personal to the reader and should not disrupt or sabotage enjoyment of reading. Effective written responses should be meaningful and induce readers to explore, question, and challenge text and make connections and inferences so they can construct meaning and learn from text.”
Lesley Roessing - Talking Texts, A Teacher’s Guide to Book Clubs across the Curriculum.
When Do I Respond?
Stop three times during reading and jot down your response in your notebook.
How Do I Set up My Notebook?
On this side across from the quote/summary of plot event, write a connection to that part of the text.
On this side, put three quotes/ summaries of plot event with page numbers.
Make a T Chart on ¾ of the page
At the bottom of the page, write a discussion question.
What Do I Write?
Activate Prior Knowledge
Ask Questions about Confusing Parts
Make Connections to Life
Infer
Predict
Determine Important Details
Visualize
Notice Vocab/Word Choices
Think about Text Features
After I Have Read
Form a question that can be discussed in your next meeting. It should not be a yes or no question. It should invoke discussion. Write down the question and your answer to it in your notebook.
Book Club - What We Share and Discuss
Wendy Writer
--A question I formed while reading
If more is needed…..I may refer to any of the three or more reflections I had written in my response journal
Ronny Reader
Abby Author
Berry Books
--A question I formed while reading
If more is needed…..I may refer to any of the three or more reflections I had written in my response journal
--A question I formed while reading
If more is needed…..I may refer to any of the three or more reflections I had written in my response journal
--A question I formed while reading
If more is needed…..I may refer to any of the three or more reflections I had written in my response journal
During My Reading
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Sample Book Club Meeting