Reader-Response activities encourage deeper understanding of literature students read. It is important for these activities to connect to curriculum, show appreciation for the story, and connect to their personal experience. When activities connect to the curriculum, students see the connections between and importance of all subjects. Showing appreciation for the story encourages students to like reading and see its value. Activities that make connections to personal experiences students have, are perhaps the most important types. It is vital that students make a connection with reading so it is real to them. They will be able to see the similarities and differences between characters and themselves, which will open them up to understanding people and the world around them.

The first activity below includes different types of reader-response questions students could be asked based on the book Charlotte's Web.

The second activity below includes different activities that could be used for different types of intelligences, based on the book The Garden of Abdul Gasazi.

The third activity is a chart with questions one might ask before, during and after reading and what level of learning (in Bloom's Taxonomy) each question connects to, based on the book The Man Who Walked Between the Towers.

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