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1 You need: A pencil, eraser, highlighter and your ELA duo-tang
WRITING A RESPONSE TO LITERATURE You need: A pencil, eraser, highlighter and your ELA duo-tang

2 Purpose In this lesson, we will explore the purpose of a response to literature and some of the ways to show our understanding of a text. Our goal is to develop the written expression of our understanding of a text.

3 What Is It? A written response to literature is your reaction to a text You are showing your deep understanding of the text’s meaning There are many ways to accomplish this

4 Elements of Your Response
Background knowledge of the subject What the text makes you think and feel Ways you agree or disagree with the text’s main idea(s) Questions you have Evidence from the text 3 major parts: Meaning, Connections, Structures & Features

5 Meaning Who is the intended audience?
What is the author’s message and how are they trying to get it across? What issues is the story talking about? What was the main idea of the text?

6 Meaning Did any of the characters learn something or change?
Was there a part of the text that stuck out to you? Did you learn something from the text? Was there a lesson or moral to the story?

7 Connections Where do you make connections? text-to-self text-to-text
text-to-world How do these connections help you better understand? Where in the story makes you think as you do?

8 Structures & Features How did the pictures or colors help you understand the mood? How did the author keep you interested? What are some things you noticed in the story that helped you understand the main idea? How is the story crafted? How does the story affect you?

9 Structures & Features How are you able to imagine the story in your head? Examples: Simile & Metaphor Personification Alliteration Onomatopoeia Hyperbole Idiom Symbols Illustrations

10 Two Major Questions WHAT? WHY?

11 The What You need to talk about what the story makes you think and what it makes you feel. Do so by using phrases like: I think… I believe… I wonder… I agree/disagree with…

12 The Why You need to use evidence from the text to show why you think or feel a certain way. Do so by using phrases like: According to the text… For example… Because… I learned that… The illustration shows… The text shows… YOU SHOULD BE SUPPORTING YOUR IDEAS WITH EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT BY USING DIRECT QUOTES AND/OR BRIEF SUMMARIES

13 Finding Evidence of the Main Idea: Elephant Sort
In pairs, your task is to: Read the supporting details Read each main idea Cut out each supporting detail Glue each supporting detail to its matching main idea

14 Identifying the Main Idea & Making Connections
First Reading: Pleasure Second Reading: Main Idea Flower Third Reading: Making Connections Booklet

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