Your
blog is a place for you to RESPOND to your reading, not to retell the plot or to
merely "review" it. We want to know where your mind wanders while you are
reading or after you put the book down. We want you to find something in your
independent reading life that sparks a thought you would like to explore with
writing and share with your classmates.
Responding can mean that you find one single line that speaks to you and you feel compelled to write about it. Responding can mean that a theme of the book got you thinking.
Responding can mean that you are so angry or so in love with how a character reacted that you can't *not* write about it.
It's all about responding from your voice, mind and heart to what you are reading. If you don't naturally do this, we’re hoping that writing a weekly response will help you practice.
Your post should be FOCUSED and ORGANIZED. Have one main idea that you are exploring. Use purposeful paragraphs to elaborate on that idea.
Your post should be TEXT BASED and specific.
Even though you should be using CORRECT GRAMMAR (capitalize! no texting abbreviations! correct punctuation!) your post
can/should SOUND LIKE YOU. This is not a formal essay, but an informal way of conveying to your peers what you've been thinking about in your reading life.
Response ideas
A. Focus on the CHARACTER(S). What traits are you noticing? Does the main character have strengths or weaknesses that are affecting the path he or she is taking in the story?
B. Awareness of the SETTING. Does the setting affect the book’s conflict or characters. If the setting is significant and symbolic, describe and unpack it. Why do you think the author created this place to tell the story?
C. PREDICT. What are your thoughts on what is going to happen next?
*All of your blog posts must have EVIDENCE from the text to support what you write.*
Responding can mean that you find one single line that speaks to you and you feel compelled to write about it. Responding can mean that a theme of the book got you thinking.
Responding can mean that you are so angry or so in love with how a character reacted that you can't *not* write about it.
It's all about responding from your voice, mind and heart to what you are reading. If you don't naturally do this, we’re hoping that writing a weekly response will help you practice.
Your post should be FOCUSED and ORGANIZED. Have one main idea that you are exploring. Use purposeful paragraphs to elaborate on that idea.
Your post should be TEXT BASED and specific.
Even though you should be using CORRECT GRAMMAR (capitalize! no texting abbreviations! correct punctuation!) your post
can/should SOUND LIKE YOU. This is not a formal essay, but an informal way of conveying to your peers what you've been thinking about in your reading life.
Response ideas
A. Focus on the CHARACTER(S). What traits are you noticing? Does the main character have strengths or weaknesses that are affecting the path he or she is taking in the story?
B. Awareness of the SETTING. Does the setting affect the book’s conflict or characters. If the setting is significant and symbolic, describe and unpack it. Why do you think the author created this place to tell the story?
C. PREDICT. What are your thoughts on what is going to happen next?
*All of your blog posts must have EVIDENCE from the text to support what you write.*
D. Respond to specific response questions posted by Mrs. Lipman.
Be thoughtful and critical in your reading responses: dig deeper, think outside the box, & look for thought provoking concepts and ideas.
The choice is yours, this is your blog! Make the most of it!
I can’t wait to read your first posts!
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