1. Window Reading Response

2. What Is It? A Window reading response allows you to see the literary aspects of a story or essay by focusing on key stylistic citations (quotes) and analyzing their significance in the context of what you’ve read. These citations are framed around four important images from what you’ve read, allowing us to see what they mean, as if looking through a window at an image. A Window reading response allows you to see the literary aspects of a story or essay by focusing on key stylistic citations (quotes) and analyzing their significance in the context of what you’ve read. These citations are framed around four important images from what you’ve read, allowing us to see what they mean, as if looking through a window at an image.

3. What It Is For the assigned reading, choose three significant literary citations (quotes) that clearly represent: The Theme The Narrative Style Your Favorite Passage Each citation must be at least two sentences long and parenthetically cited Next, in at least three sentences, analyze how the three citations provide insight into what you’ve read

4. How to do It Place favorite passage quote at the top. Be Sure to Label Each Citation! Place narrative style example quote on the left. Place theme example quote on the right. Place your analysis at the bottom. It must be at least three sentences long. Favorite Analysis Narrative Theme Each passage must be at least two sentences long.

5. Add Images In the center of the frame, draw, cut out, or download pictures that clearly symbolize the three passages cited (quoted) and your analysis Below each picture, explain how each image is a metaphor or symbol for each passage and your analysis of the story or essay In the center of the frame, draw, cut out, or download pictures that clearly symbolize the three passages cited (quoted) and your analysis Below each picture, explain how each image is a metaphor or symbol for each passage and your analysis of the story or essay Favorite Narrative Theme Analysis

6. Guidelines Must be Colorful No Lined Paper Images must relate to the citations and analysis No pencil (unless colored) Citations must include correct parenthetical citation format and punctuation Citations must be at least two sentences long

7. Example of a Window Reading Response

8. How to do a Grade a Window Reading Response

9. Grading Criteria (Based on 100 Point Scale) Four Passages (10 points each)Four Passages (10 points each) ThemeTheme Narrative StyleNarrative Style Favorite QuoteFavorite Quote AnalysisAnalysis Four Citation Headings (1 point each)Four Citation Headings (1 point each) ThemeTheme Narrative StyleNarrative Style Favorite QuoteFavorite Quote AnalysisAnalysis Three MLA Parenthetical Citations (2 points each)Three MLA Parenthetical Citations (2 points each) Four Symbolic Images (3 points each)Four Symbolic Images (3 points each) Four Explanations of Symbolic Images (4 points each)Four Explanations of Symbolic Images (4 points each) Overall Creativity & Effort (22 points)Overall Creativity & Effort (22 points)