Shue has his seventh-grade class write in a response journal after every chapter in a novel they are reading. Which of the following journal prompts would most effectively help develop their literary response skills?
A)Relate particular events in the chapter to the theme of the novel.
B)Summarize what happened in the chapter.
C)List the important characters in the chapter.
D)Write down new vocabulary from the chapter.

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The journal prompt that would most effectively help Mr. Shue's class develop literary response skills is to relate certain events in the chapter to the theme of the novel. The process of relating particular events in the chapter to the overall theme of the novel helps them draw conclusions and make inferences based on what they have read. Connecting the most recent chapter to the overall theme of the book links everything in the book they have read thus far.

Shue Has His Seventh-Grade Class Write in a Response Journal