Welcome to a new genre! ++ = Response to Literature

Real world reasons for writing a response to literature: To review/recommend books in magazines for kids In magazines for adults and librarians In book stores where there is a display of books for “The Staff Recommends” On book jackets to entice a reader to buy the book In classrooms (to show that the reader understands the book)

Response to Literature What questions might be asked? What is the story really about? Support your answer with examples from the text. Do you think the title is appropriate for the story? Support your answers with examples from the text. Using support from the text, write an essay about how life can be unfair. Which character taught you the most?What was that character’s lesson? Support your answer using examples from the text.

Response to Literature What questions might be asked? What is the story really about? Support your answer with examples from the text. Do you think the title is appropriate for the story? Support your answers with examples from the text. Using support from the text, write an essay about how life can be unfair. Which character taught you the most?What was that character’s lesson? Support your answer using examples from the text.

Response to Literature What was something important that you noticed? Support answers with examples from text.

Response to Literature How do I begin? Sentence 1 =State the title, main character(s) and setting. Sentence 2, 3, and sometimes 4 = Give a brief summary of what you read (nutshell). Sentence 5 = Restate the prompt in answer form.

Response to Literature Example Question and Answer What was the lesson in “The Three Little Pigs”? How does this lesson apply to your life?

Response to Literature Example Question and Answer What was the lesson in “The Three Little Pigs”? How does this lesson apply to your life?

Response to Literature Example Question and Answer Sentence 1 =State the title, main character(s) and setting. Sentence 2, 3, and sometimes 4 = Give a brief summary of what you read (nutshell). Sentence 5 = Restate the prompt in answer form. Question: What was the lesson in “The Three Little Pigs”? How does this lesson apply to your life? In The Three Little Pigs, there are three pigs who live near a forest. Each pig is visited by the Big Bad Wolf. The wolf blows down the first two pigs’ houses, but the third house cannot be blown down, no matter how much huffing and puffing the wolf tries. The lesson of The Three Little Pigs is that the more time and effort you put into a job, the more it will benefit you in the end. This lesson applies to my life in many ways.

Response to Literature Introduction Paragraph Who remembers? Sentence 1 = Sentence 5 = Sentence 2, 3, and sometimes 4 = State the title, main character(s) and setting. Give a brief summary of what you read (nutshell). Restate the prompt in answer form.

Response to Literature Now, let’s try the introduction paragraph!