This week in class, students have discussed how responding to text can help them better understand what they are reading. They are continuing to practice how to write a complete extended reading response, or ERR, by writing mini ones based on passages in the Buckle Down Reading workbook.
Here are some helpful tips:
*While reading, take a moment to stop and think over/reread what you've read.
*Keep track of the following main story elements: character, setting, conflict, and theme.
*Make a connection: connection-to-text, connection-to-self, or connection-to-world.
*Put yourself in the character's shoes.
*Use evidence (info from the text) to come up with an interpretation (your opinion about what this info means).
