READER RESPONSE GUIDELINES AND EVALUATION
What is your personal response to the text? Be very specific:
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Do not retell or restate the text.
Ask questions about the text—suggest answers if you can.
Express your ideas clearly and succinctly (remember, you have a limited number of
words with which to show your engagement with the issues and/or style of the text)
Some possible areas of focus (depending on the genre of the text):
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Is what the author wrote convincing/credible/believable/engaging?
Is the language clear? Are the ideas logical?
Does the writer use stylistic devices in an unusual or particularly effective way?
Does the work remind you of something else you have read and why?
Are the characters engaging?
How does the narrative structure reinforce the story itself?
Some possible ways to begin your response:
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I was impressed by...
I noticed that...
I wondered about...
I don't understand...
Something I appreciate about this work is...
Something I don't appreciate about the work is...
The work brought to mind...
Student:
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Discussion and analysis in response are
focused, relevant, thoughtful
(Thinking/Inquiry)
Response includes at least three specific
references to the text(s)
(Knowledge/Understanding)
Response is well organized into distinct
paragraphs with brief but clear transitions
(Application)
Response is carefully edited (spelling,
grammar, punctuation)
(Communication)
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Evaluation:
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