Writing a literary response to a story

Writing a literary response to a story

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to write a literary response to a story.

Introduce the learning objective for the lesson.

What do you already know about writing a literary response to a story?

Understanding the Story

Read and understand the story that you will be writing a response to.

Introduce the story and ask students to read it before moving on to the next slide.

Identifying Themes

Identify the themes present in the story.

Explain what themes are and ask students to identify them in the story.

Main Characters

Identify the main characters and their roles in the story.

Ask students to identify the main characters in the story and their roles in the plot.

Tone and Mood

Identify the tone and mood of the story.

Explain the difference between tone and mood and ask students to identify them in the story.

Writing the Response

Write a literary response to the story, incorporating the themes, characters, tone, and mood.

Explain what a literary response is and provide a prompt for students to use when writing their own response.

Peer Review

Review a classmate's response and provide feedback.

Pair students up and have them exchange responses to review and provide constructive feedback.

Final Draft

Revise and edit your response based on feedback and create a final draft.

Remind students to take their peer feedback into consideration when revising and editing their response.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.