summary / response

Language Templates for Response Writing / Compiled by Ferey for AAR / Fall 2018

Language samples from the video How to Create a Personal Response. Access via YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=MSwNrfCUVCo&feature=youtu.be

1. Show that you are familiar with the original by explaining succinctly what you are responding to. Use language to make reference such as:

I noticed that …

I learned/discovered that …

I think the theme is …

I’m having trouble understanding …

I understood that …

I find … very interesting/surprising/sad/funny because …

The author says …

The speaker said …

2. Make a personal connection to the text. Do this by:

· Explaining how the new text connects to existing knowledge. This includes knowledge and based on FEEE. Remember: follow GENERAL statements with SPECIFIC ones.

· Explaining how the new text connects to your life experience.

· Explaining how the text makes you feel and why.

Use language to make a personal connection such as:

I had the same/opposite experience as …

I have the same/opposite problem as …

I also went to …

I can … like this character,

I like to … just like this character,

I agree with … because …,

I disagree because in my case …,

I have the same opinion as … because we think that …

That part makes me feel …

This reminds me of …

I also have the same interest(s) …

I see … doing … because …

I’m not sure that was the best thing to do because …

That worries me because …

I wonder if …