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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?

• 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

-moved me/ excited me... -made me sad/ upset me... -made me angry... -involved me...

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...