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WRITING GUIDE

Reflection Prompts: Fiction

1. While you were reading today, describe what you pictured in your mind about the story? (visualization)

2. Which character do you connect with the most and why? (personal connection)

3. Which part of your book are you having the most difficulty understanding or connecting with? (self-evaluation)

4. Which part of the story caused the most intense feelings in you? Why? (emotional connection)

5. How realistic is the plot of your book? Explain. (critical thinking)

6. Which character would you like to have as a friend and why? (personal connection)

7. What do you think will happen in the next section you read? (prediction)

8. If you could "jump" into your book right now, what would you do in the story and why? (personal connection)

9. Which part of what you read today were you able to visualize the best and why? (visualization)

10. What event, setting or character in this book reminds you of your life and why? (personal connection)

11.  Would you recommend this book or story to someone else?  Why? (critical evaluation)

Reflection Prompts: Non-fiction

1. Which part of what you read today were you able to visualize the best and why? (visualization)

2. Who do you think would be interested in what you read and why? (critical evaluation)

3. Which part of your book are you having the most difficulty understanding? (personal evaluation)

4. What was the main idea of the section or chapter you read? (finding main idea)

5. What was the author’s purpose? Did they want to inform, entertain, persuade or describe?  How do you know? (author’s purpose)

6. While reading, what is something new you learned and would want to share with someone else? (personal evaluation)

7. Would you recommend this article or book to someone else ?  Why? (critical evaluation)

8. Did you form any opinions while reading this article or book? What is it and why?  (personal connection)