This document provides 7 ways for students to respond to and analyze a passage they have read: 1) Discuss the importance of the passage, 2) Note anything surprising about the passage, 3) Describe what was pictured while reading, 4) Connect the passage to another part of the text, 5) Build on another student's response, 6) Ask a question prompted by the passage, 7) Relate the passage to a personal experience or other work.