Choose one or two of the following categories to have students write a written response about the story.
Respond personally to the text
- How do you feel about the text and why?
- How has the text changed your life in some way?
Respond to theme and/or author’s purpose
- What is the author trying to teach you?
- What is the author’s purpose or the message of the text?
Respond to the writing style
- How does the author use language to create sensory images?
- How does the author’s language deepen your understanding?