Reading Response: Must Do, Choose Two
Reading Response: Must Do, Choose Two
Reading Response: Must Do, Choose Two
RESPONSE
<Must Do,,Choose Two
TASK CARDS
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Use with any fiction or non-fiction text
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These Reading Response Must Do, Choose Two task cards contain both fiction and non-fiction reading
response activities.
The following fiction reading skills are covered: The following non-fiction reading skills are covered:
• Make Connections • Author’s Purpose
• Determine Importance • Text Features
• Character Analysis • Vocabulary
• Ask Questions • Main Idea
• Visualise • Summarise
• Inference • Ask Questions
• Theme • Make Connections
• Plot • Organisation of Ideas
• Sequence • Prior Knowledge
• Summarise • Find Specific Details
• Point of View • Research Skills
• Cause and Effect • Fact or Opinion
• Evaluate
• Compare and Contrast Suggested Use:
• Creative Thinking • Choose two activities that will be the “must do” activities. Display
• Vocabulary these in a highly visible area for students to see.
• Genre • Display a range of reading response task cards that will be the
“choose two” activities.
Please note: Highlighted red • Students complete the two “must do” activities and then choose
= included in this freebie two further activities to complete.
• Ensure students know where you would like them to complete their
work and the expected standard of work.
1 2
Describe the Describe the most
setting(s) of the important event.
Give at least three
story. Can you make
reasons why you think it
any connections to
is the most important
the setting(s)? event.
Fiction – Make Connections Fiction – Determine Importance
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3 4
Write an email to one Describe a character
of the characters in that you would like to
this story. What meet. List 4 questions
would you say to that you would
that character? ask the character.
Fiction – Character Analysis Fiction – Ask Questions
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5 6
Thinking about what What are two emotions
you just read, the main character has
draw the picture felt? What do you
that appears in think made the main
your mind. character feel that
Fiction – Visualise
way?
Fiction – Inference
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7 8
Write a short
summary explaining
Describe the central
what would happen if theme (meaning or
your story had an message) of your
imaginary sequel. story.
Fiction – Summarise Fiction – Theme
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1 2
3 4
Why did the author How did the
write this text? author organise
What clues in the the ideas in this
text show this? text?
Non - Fiction – Author’s Purpose Non - Fiction – Organisation of Ideas
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5 6
7 8
What information in What is the main idea
this text was of the text? Give 3
already familiar to details to support the
you? main idea.
Non - Fiction – Prior Knowledge Non - Fiction – Main Idea
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