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Directions: Ask the student to write or give orally a personal response to a text (e.g., story, poem, piece of nonfiction). Tell the student that they will be reading or listening for their ability to:
Circle one response for each section (initial understanding, developing an interpretation, and demonstrating a critical stance) and include anecdotal comments. Initial Understanding Students can provide an initial impression or understanding of what was read (e.g., What is the story about? How would you describe the main character? What does this article tell you about …? What does the author think
Developing an Interpretation Students go beyond the initial impression to develop a more complete understanding of what they have read (e.g., How did the plot develop? How did this character change from the beginning to the end of the story? Is this story similar to or different from your own experiences? What caused … to happen? What are the important ideas? Does this fit with what you know about …?).
Demonstrating a Critical Stance Students stand apart from the text and consider it (e.g., How could this story be rewritten with … as a setting or … as a character? How did the author use (humour, description) to …? Explain how useful this article would be for …. What could be added to improve the author's explanation or argument?).
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