Reading+Program

 Reading Program Learning Goals :
 * To be able to recall the important aspects of what is read.
 * To make connections between what is read and my own world and the world around me.
 * To come to conclusions about what is read and ask important questions about the material.

Reading Program Essential Question :   Reading Program Response Journa **l** : After each day's reading you will write a response in your Response Journal. The three types of responses are Retell, Relate, Reflect. Details of each type of response are listed below with writing prompts that will help you get your response started. You must use each type at least once a week. Journals will be marked weekly.
 * What is the important message of the piece of literature?



Retell Prompts
 * Tell in your own words
 * Summarize the information
 * State the main idea
 * List the sequence of ideas
 * Point out the details
 * Describe significant parts
 * Clarify information
 * This was about…
 * I noticed that…
 * The most significant part was…
 * A thought I especially enjoyed…
 * Key words for me were…
 * An idea that captured my interest was…

Relate Prompts
 * Make connections
 * Compare
 * Contrast
 * Analyze
 * Give examples
 * Refer to personal experiences, books, media, issues, events, related topics, feelings.
 * This reminds me of…
 * This makes me think of…
 * Somethings I identify with is…
 * It makes me feel…
 * What I found especially meaningful or significant for me was…

Reflect Prompts
 * Apply judgement
 * State opinions
 * Share insights and new understandings
 * Draw conclusions beyond the text or situations
 * Ask relevant questions
 * Give reasons for your ideas
 * Now I understand that…
 * I think that…
 * I wonder why or if…
 * I realize now that…
 * A question raised in my mind is…
 * I learned that you…
 * How…


 * Other Reading Response Activities **

By the end of the reading of a novel, you will also have to submit the following:
 * A graphic organizer if your choice For example: Venn diagram, plot chart, concept map)
 * A written activity of your choice (For example: letters, review, alternate ending)