1. Developing a Response to Narrative Writing
Mastery Objective: You will be able to write a personal & literary response to your independent reading text.
Developing a Response to Narrative Writing
Dr. faughey
Oyster bay high school

2. What are you reading next?
Mastery Objective: You will be able to write a personal & literary response to your independent reading text.
What are you reading next?
“The Chase”
Dennis, Michael, Colleen, Krista, Mandy, Ian G
“Champion of the World”
Eleni, Ian C, Pat, Braedon, Jenna, John
“Shooting an Elephant”
Gianna, Andreas, Pavlos, Lena, Danica

3. A quick question for you…
Mastery Objective: You will be able to write a personal & literary response to your independent reading text.
A quick question for you…
Have you ever disliked a book that you thought was well-written? What was it?
For me: Philip Roth, Jonathan Franzen, Annie Proulx… maybe more. These are authors whose books I have read, but whose writing I didn’t connect to. For example, I hated all of the characters in Philip Roth’s Sabbath’s Theater, but while I was reading I knew that it was a “good” book, in the sense that it was well-written and I kept turning the pages.

4. Select an essay to read next
Mastery Objective: You will be able to write a personal & literary response to your independent reading text.
Select an essay to read next
While you are reading, think about two things:
Your personal response to the story.
Moments when the author is using a strategy that makes the writing effective.
Be prepared to share with a partner when you are done reading.
Why are we doing this?
You are going to develop a written response to one of these essays.
You will be able to distinguish between your personal response, and a literary response.