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Reading Response Letter

Reading Response Letter. Required Elements. Date Greeting Paragraphs indented Author & Title of the book Brief Summary Response to the Focus Topic Make a Connection Ask Questions Closing Comments Closing Signature. Brief Summary.

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Reading Response Letter

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  1. Reading ResponseLetter

  2. Required Elements • Date • Greeting • Paragraphs indented • Author & Title of the book • Brief Summary • Response to the Focus Topic • Make a Connection • Ask Questions • Closing Comments • Closing • Signature

  3. Brief Summary • Tell me what happened in your book using your own words! • 5 W’s and How • Who • What • When • Where • Why • How

  4. Response to the Focus Topic • Each week I will give you a Focus Topic for you Reading Response Letter • You will have to make sure the Focus Topic is included in your letter. • This week Focus Topic is opinions. • In your letter you will have to tell me your opinion of your book. • Do you like the story? Why or why not? • Would you recommend this book to a friend? • Could the author have done anything differently?

  5. Good Readers Make Connections • Text to Text • This book reminds me of a book I read… • Text to Self • This book reminds me of something that happened in my life… • Text to World • This book reminds me of something that happened in the world. • When making a connection make sure to include how it relates back to the book! • This book reminds me of the time I went strawberry picking with my family. I made this connection because the little boy in the story loved to go strawberry picking with his brother.

  6. Good Readers ask Questions! • Asking questions helps you understand the text better. • Ask Questions... • Before Reading • Speculate about what might happen in the story • Make predictions • During Reading • to clarify confusion • wonder what will happen next • After Reading • Enhance comprehension • Make connections

  7. Closing Comment • Before closing your letter to me, I want to you leave me with some a closing comment. • Tell me some more! • Tie it all together! • I love to read books like Harry Potter. I like to pretend that I can also do magic. At least while I am reading the book, I can create magic, because I am Harry.

  8. Scoring Guide _____/1 Date _____/1 Greeting _____/1 Paragraphs Indented _____/5 Focus Topic _____/2 Author & Title _____/5 Brief Summary _____/10 Made Connection _____/2 Asked Questions _____/1 Closing Comments _____/1 Closing _____/1 Signature ____/30 _____ Grade

  9. Sample Reader’s Response Letter • sample letter.docx

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