Reader’s Response Formula  

Use this *magic* formula to get an
A+ on your reader’s response!!!!

T

TTQA

Turn the Question Around

(take out the question words and use it as a sentence starter)

E

Evidence

Clues from the words on the page

(use information from the text to support your answer)

S

Schema

Background knowledge

(use any information you know from your personal experiences to connect to the text)

S

Summary

Sum up all of the information with a great closing sentence that says it all! J

Example: 

 

“I connected to the book I read last night (TTQA) because there is a girl named Sarah who is scared about moving (Evidence).  When I moved to Connecticut I felt scared too, but once I got there it was all right (Schema).  I could relate to how the character felt in this story (Summary).

 

 

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