Raven Response to Lit

Paragraph 1:Mention the title, who wrote the text and a brief summary(2-3 sentences)Write about what happened in the beginning, middle and end of the story.

Paragraph 2: Discuss what you noticed about the text:

  • What type of text is this? How do you know?
  • Explain how the title connects to the text.
  • Discuss how the text is organized(Stanzas, lines, lines per stanza).
  • Figurative language used(similes, personification and idioms) What line did you find a simile and idiom? How was personification used in the story?
  • Why did the author use figurative language?
  • Rhyme:where did you find internal rhyme? Give an example. Where was there end rhyme in the poem? Why did the author use rhyme?
  • Alliteration - How was alliteration used in the text? Give an example. Why do you think the author used alliteration?
  • What was the tone of the text? What is the attitude or the author's attitude towards the subject? Give evidence.(funny, serious, depressing, frightening angry).

Paragraph 3:

  • What mood did the text put you in and why?
  • Did you like or dislike the text? Explain your thinking
  • Why do you think the author wrote this? Give evidence about why you think the author wrote this? Did you like or dislike the text? Why?
  • What message was the author trying to show through his writing? (Explain with evidence.)