Response to Literature

A response to literature examines the theme, plot, characters, or other aspects of a chapter, story, book, or poem. Here you'll find tools for guiding your students through the process of writing responses to literature you've read in your classroom.

For a quick overview of the form, get started with this tutorial.

Step-by-step Instruction

Detailed instructions to help students create:

	Character sketch
	Plot summary
	Theme analysis

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Form-specific Rubrics

Score your student's papers with this response to literature rubric, based on the six-traits of effective writing.

See Also:

Student Response to Literature page.

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