Literary Response Essay
Introductory ¶
In _______(author)____________’s story _____(title)____________,
the character ____(
name
)___________ meets the challenge of
faces the conflict of
shows the reader
teaches the reader____________
_____________________________________________________________
in ____
(setting
)__________ during_____(
time period
)__________________.
Now write another sentence that retells the question and leads into your
answer!
Body ¶
(Write as many body ¶’s as you need to answer the question!)
Prove your point with 1-2 sentences
In the story the author says, “ (quote the author!) ”
Johnny says, “ (quote the story!) “
The main character says, “ (quote the main character!) “
One example of this is………….
A time when this was shown in the story……..
We/You can see this when…………
Followed by YOUR 1-2 sentence explanation
This quotation shows that………
This incident means………
I think this means that……
Here, the character seems to be saying………
Here the author is showing………
Conclusion ¶
Wrap up your essay
I liked the way……….
The story was very fun to read because………….
The most important thing I learned from the story was………
The lesson I learned from the story was………
The author showed me………..
The character in the story was……….because………..