In reviewing your responses, how many exhibited the following (keep in mind that some responses may do more than one thing):
___5___ Were referred to during a discussion [D]
___1___ Summarized the articles you elected to read [SL]
___9___ Prompted a personal reaction [PR]
___8___ The entries that made a connection to something from your life or from another piece of writing, a film or TV [C]
___5___ Surprised you when you reread it [S]
___0___ None of the above [N]
Please answer the following questions based on your attached response:
I feel that my 7/9/08 Response to Twisted by Laura Halse Anderson is my favorite book that I have read during this class! Please read.
1. Which lesson in the course does it represent?
Session 3 ~ Realistic Fiction
2. Why did you select this particular response? What does it do for you as a reader and responder? What seems interesting, intriguing, surprising, or clever on/about it?
Twisted meets and exceeds the qualities of a good realistic/problem (teen drama). It follows the guidelines of a strong, interesting, and believable plot centering on modern day issues that adolescent,as well as parental & administrators readers can immediate engage it due to the nature of the topic. The story stimulated the reader to think about the various aspect of the story and a way with dealing with the problem so that the reader is left with insights into society and personal conflicts. It also clearly presents the thoughts of the main characters developing social and higher level maturing thinking.
3. What would you like me to know/notice about this response?
The final paragraph, I made text-to-self connections. Which is what I believe the ultimate connection all authors seek when they write, whether it is a novel, a newspaper article or campaigning (advertisement). Internalizing results in growth and learning and elevates literacy and intelligence.
4. What does this response demonstrate that is the same or different from responses you’ve written in the past?
As a middle school media specialist (librarian), I am constantly being requested to recommend books on demand to students, who are time crunched. I relish the opportunity when I can personally endorse a book that, is one of the few teen novels involving a teen male struggling emotionally and morally with both male and female relationships as well as school and community confrontations. I feel Twisted,belongs in all teen (adolescent)collections.
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