Reading Response Activities and Questions
Postcard – Create a postcard with a drawing that shows the setting of your book on one side and write a Summary of the book on the other
Dear Author –
Write a letter to the author of your book to share with them how you
really felt about and element of the story (if fiction) or the
information (if nonfiction) that you learned from the story.
Timeline –
Create a timeline using a flow map for the actions in your book or the
sequence of events in the life of a person shared in a biography you
have read.
Fictional Friends –
Which characters from the book would you want to be friends with? Why?
What types of things would you do with that character if you knew them
in real life? Write in paragraph form to support your choice.
Interview the Author –
Create at least 5 to 7 interview questions for the author of your book.
These should be questions that you would ask the author in person if
you had an opportunity to meet them.
Interview a Character –
Choose a character from your book and create at least 5 to 7 interview
questions that you would ask that character if you had a chance to meet
them face to face .
Dear Classmate –
Write a letter to a classmate telling them about the book you read.
Tell them if you would recommend this book for them to read and let them
know what your favorite part was. If you would not recommend the book,
you must explain why by letting your classmate know what you did NOT
like about the book.