Reader Response Cards for Fiction- Character

Reader Response Cards for Fiction- Character

Character
Does a character in this story remind you of anyone else you have read about? If so, how are they alike?
/ Character
Suppose you had a chance to meet one of the characters. What would you say to him or her?
Character
Choose one character. Why was this character important in the story? / Character
Who is the most important character in the story? Why? How did they effect the events in the story?
Character
Did any of the characters change in the story? If so, why? / Character
Do you know anyone that is similar to a character in this story? How are they alike?
Character
If you could be any character in the story, who would you be? Why? / Character
Do any of the characters do anything you think is bad? What did they do that you disagree with?

Adapted by Meredith Spry from the resources of Jill Russ

Reader Response Cards for Fiction- Setting

Setting
Where does the story take place? Describe that place.
/ Setting
Have you ever been to a place like the setting of the story? If so, tell how they were alike.
Setting
When does the story take place- long ago, in the present, or in the future? How do you know? / Setting
How did the place affect what happened in the story?
Setting
How would the story be different if it were set in another time? / Setting
If you could visit this place, would you go? Why or why not?
Setting
If you were to write a similar story, what setting would you create? Why? / Setting
What settings or time periods do you enjoy reading about the most or the least? Why?

Adapted by Meredith Spry from the resources of Jill Russ

Reader Response Cards for Fiction- Author

Author
Can you tell what kinds of things (people, places, behaviors, feelings) the author likes? If so, how do you know?
/ Author
Have you noticed anything you think the author will bring up later in the story? If so, what did you notice?
Author
What else could the author have said or done to support his opinions or style? / Author
Tell about any images the author has left in your mind.
Author
Did any of the characters change in the story? If so, why? / Author
What did the author have to know in order to write this selection or story?
Author
What special words has the author used to help you:
·  see things in the story
·  hear things in the story
·  feel things in the story / Author
What does the dialogue tell you about the characters? Why did the author choose to do this? Does it sound the way people really talk? Why or why not?

Adapted by Meredith Spry from resources by Jill Russ

Reader Response Cards for Fiction- Author

Author
What is your favorite word, line, or phrase in the story? Why is it your favorite?
/ Author
What do you like about the way the author has written the story?
Author
Would you like to read something else by this author? Why or why not? / Author
What was the most important thing that you learned from the dialogue of this story?
Author
Why do you think the author wrote this story? / Author
If you could talk to the author, what would you tell them about their writing style?
Author
If you were the author of this story, would you change anything? Why or why not? / Author

Adapted by Meredith Spry from resources by Jill Russ

Reader Response Cards for Fiction- Plot

Plot
What are the main things that happen in the story?
/ Plot
Were you able to guess what was going to happen next in the story? What clues did you use?
Plot
What would you have done differently if you had been one of the characters? / Plot
If you could have changed the ending, what would have happened at the end?
Plot
Which chapter or part do you think is most important to the story? Why? / Plot
Who has a problem in the story? Is there one problem or more than one problem?
Plot
What is the problem in the story? How is the problem solved? / Plot
If you were the character (s) how would you have solved the problem?

Adapted by Meredith Spry from resources by Jill Russ

Reader Response Cards for Fiction- Mood

Mood
How did you feel while reading this story? Why did you feel this way?
/ Mood
What was the most exciting thing that happened in the story?
Mood
What do you remember most about the story? / Mood
How did the author make you feel the way you felt while reading this story?
Mood
What words, phrases, or techniques did the author use to cause your feelings? / Mood
What was the funniest, scariest, saddest, or strangest thing that happened in the story?
Mood
What emotions do you like to feel when reading a story? Why? / Author
When you write a story, what type of mood do you like to create for readers?

Adapted by Meredith Spry from resources by Jill Russ

Reader Response Cards for Fiction- Illustrations

Illustrations
Do you like illustrations? Why or why not?
/ Illustrations
What, if anything, did the illustrations add to the text?
Illustrations
If the illustrations were not there, would there need to be more words? Why? / Illustrations
What do you think the illustrator needed to know in order to illustrate the story?
Illustrations
Would more illustrations help the reader understand the story better? Why or why not? / Illustrations
Did you notice a particular style of art that the illustrator used? Tell about it.
Illustrations
If you were an illustrator, would you draw a lot of pictures? Why or why not? / Illustrations
Did the illustrations help you create other images in your mind? How did they help you?

Adapted by Meredith Spry from resources by Jill Russ