Literature Studies: RESPONSE

Responding to literature shows how the reader/audience understands and/or relates to: the writing , the writer , the message or information they read. Literature Studies: RESPONSE

THE APPLE SKIN… Story (surface) level I liked the part…(why) I didn’t like…(why) If I was the character… It was funny when… It was sad when… I didn’t get it when… SUMMARY (retelling) Setting (who, what, where, when) Plot (point of the story) Resolution (ending) Characters

I liked the part…(why)

I didn’t like…(why)

If I was the character…

It was funny when…

It was sad when…

I didn’t get it when…

SUMMARY (retelling)

Setting (who, what, where, when)

Plot (point of the story)

Resolution (ending)

Characters

THE APPLE FRUIT… Writer’s level If I was the author… I thought the character… The author described… The author made me see… I was surprised at how the author… I wonder how the author… I liked how the author… I didn’t like how the author… Description Details Dialogue Simile Metaphor Flashback Foreshadow Irony Mood Personification

If I was the author…

I thought the character…

The author described…

The author made me see…

I was surprised at how the author…

I wonder how the author…

I liked how the author…

I didn’t like how the author…

Description

Details

Dialogue

Simile

Metaphor

Flashback

Foreshadow

Irony

Mood

Personification

THE APPLE CORE… Personal (heart) level The story made me feel…(why) I wonder why… I can relate…(how) It was like when… That character reminds me of… The story reminds me of… That character is like… The story compares with… I think the author is trying to say…(message) It made me think…(what) Author meets reader Change of attitude Challenge beliefs Reinforce beliefs

The story made me feel…(why)

I wonder why…

I can relate…(how)

It was like when…

That character reminds me of…

The story reminds me of…

That character is like…

The story compares with…

I think the author is trying to say…(message)

It made me think…(what)

Author meets reader

Change of attitude

Challenge beliefs

Reinforce beliefs

FRUIT…WRITER CORE…PERSONAL SKIN… STORY RESPONSE IS… Literature Studies: RESPONSE