Deck 8: Responding and the Construction of Meaning

Question 1

The main purpose of a literature circle is to:

A) provide students with time to discuss literature with their peers.
B) prepare for readers theater.
C) practice fluency.
D) read personal responses to literature.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following questions is most likely to promote students' personal responses to what they have read?

A) Who are the two main characters in the story?
B) What are three facts you learned about electricity?
C) What were the dates of the American Revolution?
D) none of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Creative responses are usually those that involve:

A) art, music, and drama.
B) double-entry journals.
C) learning logs.
D) readers theater.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following statements about responding is true?

A) All people make some type of response as they read.
B) Responding requires the use of prior knowledge.
C) Teachers must be prepared to expect, respect, and accept a variety of responses after students read a text.
D) all of the above

Question 5

Responses to literature can be:

A) verbal.
B) nonverbal.
C) creative.
D) all of the above

Question 6

Open-ended questions:

A) allow teachers to accept incorrect responses.
B) allow students to use prior knowledge.
C) model a wide range of acceptable answers.
D) none of the above

Question 7

A chart that gives students ideas about ways to respond to a text is called a(n):

A) K-W-L chart.
B) summary.
C) analysis chart.
D) none of the above.

Question 8

QAR stands for:

A) Question-Answer Relationships.
B) Question Appropriate Response.
C) Question Always Response.
D) Question and Reply.

Question 9

When students first start to use journals, it is normal to expect most of them to:

A) start to respond right away.
B) be often overly concerned with spelling accuracy.
C) have many ideas to share.
D) write several pages.

Question 10

Which of the following response activities would be best to use with an informational text?

A) learning log
B) readers theater
C) both a and b
D) none of the above

Question 11

Which students might be encouraged to respond using pictures?

A) young students who cannot yet write
B) English Language Learners
C) all students
D) no students

Question 12

Which of the following statements about the importance of responding to literature is true?

A) Students understand their responses are valued.
B) Students understand their responses are often not correct.
C) Students understand the importance of their answers being text-based.
D) both a and c

Question 13

Which of the following response activities require students to take parts as in a play?

A) literature discussion groups
B) readers theater
C) double-entry journal
D) retellings

Question 14

A response-centered classroom is most likely to:

A) require students to take tests on what they read.
B) give students opportunities to discuss the texts they have read.
C) have a required reading list.
D) all of the above.

Question 15

Student journals should always:

A) receive a letter grade.
B) be read by others.
C) be evaluated for spelling.
D) none of the above

Question 16

Responding helps students:

A) memorize a text.
B) master basic facts.
C) develop their metacognitive processes.
D) none of the above

Question 17

A dialogue journal can be used:

A) between student and student.
B) between teacher and student.
C) both a and b
D) none of the above

Question 18

Which of the following is a place where students record personal reflections about what they read?

A) a journal
B) a learning log
C) a diary
D) none of the above

Question 19

Personal responses to literature:

A) provide one correct answer to a question.
B) vary from student to student.
C) must always receive a grade.
D) need to be in written format.

Question 20

Which of the following forms of response may also help to improve fluency?

A) discussion groups
B) journals
C) readers theater
D) puppetry

Question 21

A journal in which a student writes both notes prior to reading and responses after reading is called a(n) _____________ journal.

Question 22

A type of journal in which students record personal events or activities is called a__________.

Question 23

Which is more important: having creative responses or having text-based responses? Why?

Question 24

Composing a song after reading a particular text is an example of a(n)_____________response.

Question 25

Why is responding to literature an important part of balanced literacy instruction?

Question 26

To provide an atmosphere that promotes responding, teachers should be sure students believe their responses are ________ and ________.

Question 27

Choose a piece of children's literature with which you are familiar. Write a response chart that will help students make good responses. Explain why you included what you did.

Question 28

Students should respond to literature according to their___________.