Response Sheet: Reader Response Group © S. Ingraham:
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Works for me...
I like...
I hear you saying...
Reader Response Group: the flip side
Didn’t work for me...
I didn’t like...
What did you mean by....
Reader Response: The Essay © S. Ingraham: lightshedder.com
Introduction
Is it clear what is going to be said?
Does this catch my attention?
How could it be better?
Body
How many examples, summaries, or quotations do I hear?
Do the examples, summaries, and quotations build like a bridge or
hang like a mobile?
Do I get the point of each example, summary, or quotation (can I fit
each into my pillar of the bridge?)
Fit:
Didn’t fit:
How could it be better?
Conclusion
Does it say what was said?
Does it ring? (Does it drive the point home?)
Is it memorable, beautiful, striking, wonderful, brilliant?
How could it be better?
Checking your essay: © S. Ingraham: lightshedder.com
Introduction
Is it clear what is going to be said?
Will it catch the reader’s attention?
How can I make it better?
Body
How many examples, summaries, or quotations have I used?
Are they real examples (directly from the works) or are they
conclusions (could I put “I think...” in front of
them)?
Do the examples, summaries, and quotations build like a bridge or
hang like a mobile?
Will the reader be able to get the point of each example, summary, or
quotation (will the reader be able to fit each into his or her pillar
of the bridge?) Have I given the reader all the information needed to
use the blocks I have provided to build the bridge?
How can I make it better?
Conclusion
Does it say what was said?
Does it ring? (Does it drive the point home?)
Is it memorable, beautiful, striking, wonderful, brilliant?
How can I make it better?