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Reading Responses on Non Fiction


 * I found out...
 * This made me think about...
 * The used good language features such as...
 * I didn't know that...
 * I already knew...
 * I found it confusing because...
 * A connection e.g. It made me think about...
 * That explains...

Reading Responses on the Setting


 * This place reminds me of where something happened...
 * I like/don't like the setting because...
 * This setting suits/doesn't suit the story because...
 * I imagine it to be like... because...
 * It reminds me of a place...
 * I think it looks like...
 * I'd like to visit there because...
 * I've been to a place like that...
 * I've heard of a place like this...

Reading Responses on Characters


 * I feel sorry for... that s/he has to...
 * I identify with … and his/her situation because...
 * I'm annoyed by … because...
 * The character in this book does/doesn't really suit the situation because...
 * I don't like how... is not believable or realistic, because...
 * I like how... is such a realistic character because...
 * … is too repetitive because...
 * I identify with... and his/her situation because...
 * The character in this book does/doesn't really suit the situation because...
 * I don't like how... is not believable or realistic, because...
 * I like how... is such a realistic character because...
 * I've done the same thing as...
 * I feel angry at... for …
 * I empathise with... because...
 * I feel embarrassed for... because...
 * I like... because... (e.g. she had the courage to stand up for her conviction)
 * What they did was... because (e.g. stupid because they should have thought about it)
 * I'm a bit the same as... because...
 * I do... also, just like...
 * I do like … as a character, because...
 * I can/can't relate to... because I would...
 * I can't understand … and why they...
 * I don't like … as a character because...

'How Do You Feel? What Do You Think?'

-moved me/ excited me... -made me sad/ upset me... -made me angry... -involved me...
 * I really enjoyed the part where...
 * I was surprised when...
 * I was disappointed when...
 * A part that was really funny was...
 * I think it would be great to be able to...
 * This book has made me think more about...
 * A part of this book that

Making Connections


 * It reminds me of when I...
 * I saw the same thing...
 * This is similar to...
 * I could imagine how she/he felt...
 * I've felt like that...
 * I can relate to that feeling of...
 * This is like a movie I saw...
 * This is like the book...
 * That's so different to the present where...
 * That's so different to me when...
 * I knew about this... but I didn't know about...
 * I recognise … because...
 * I can relate to...