Written Response:
- Write a letter to the author.
- Highlight the text.
- Create a story map or web of key themes, questions, ideas, or images.
- Mark you thinking in the margins.
- Use codes to keep track of your thinking, i.e., I = important, BK = background knowledge, ? = question.
- Create a timeline of the chronological events.
Artistic/Dramatic Response:
- Create a sketch of what you read.
- Create a dramatic representation of the text content.
- Create a photograph in your mind and sketch the image from the text
Oral Response:
- Think-pair-share: record your thoughts, then share them with a partner.
- Join a book club or literature circle to discuss books or strategies.
