Read & Respond for Diary of a Wimpy Kid
- simplyaaronni9
- Jun 27
- 3 min read
One of the easiest ways to create and assess comprehension is by using read and responds. A read and respond is when a student reads a text, and then answers questions about them. Read and responds are beneficial because you can use sentence stems to scaffold your questions for each learner...but there is a downfall to read and responds.
As teachers, we have not read the same books as them. Because of this, it's difficult to create rigorous, meaningful, and engaging questions. We don't know what characters to ask about or how to talk about plot; it can be difficult to dive into why setting is important in stories. There are so many things that generic read and respond questions don't assess.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a permafrost staple in juvenile libraries. Greg's stories, experiences, and feelings have taken the world by storm. Goodness, even I'm caught in the storm! I read the first Diary of a Wimpy Kid and I was crying laughing. Truly. I rarely laugh when reading and I could not stop. That was my serious sign that, yeah, the success is warranted!
As I said before, kids around the world love Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Because of this, it makes sense to have read and respond questions for this book. In the Read and Respond for Diary of a Wimpy Kid product, you get SO much.
Open-Ended Questions:
Open-ended questions are when you are answered a question and there is no specific response. For example, a read and respond question could be: What is the purpose of the book? Author's purpose comes from the viewpoint of the reader, what they read, what they understood, and what theyy believe about the author. There is no one right answer. These kind of questions are important because it helps us see where our student's heads are at, as well as if they're accurately processing and able to communicate their answer to the question.
Character Web
A character web is when you identify a character and list their traits. It's a graphic organizer that can either be created before teaching or can be drawn by students. Character webs are beneficial because they away students to infer the kind of person someone might be using their actions, as well as what they say.
Charts for Compare and Contrast
To compare is to look at how two or more things are the same or similar. To contrast is to look at how two or more things are different. Reviewing this skill is so much easier using a table, and let me tell you why. The ability to sort information is essential to becoming a critical thinker. We have to be able to see how ideas favor each other, while other ideas are completely different. For example, I can make a chart with one side showing the traits of the Big Bad Wolf and the other side showing the traits of the three little pigs. You can easily see how all of them are either the same or different.
Drawing
I wish I'd seen the power in drawing years ago. As teachers, we know that all learners are not the same. Some students learn by listening and others watching; some actually acting out or doing something. All of these learning modes are valid and should be understood, but I cannot understate how transformative drawing can be in your classroom. Students with dysgraphia may not be able to write legibly and students with dysgraphia could struggle with writing in straight, even lines. Students with speech delays may not be able to easily respond verbally to questions, as well as students that may not be able to speak at all. Of all the different challenges a student can face, almost EVERY student loves to draw. Imagine pulling some drawing into a lesson that kids assume will be boring! This is why I included drawing in this product.
Depth of Knowledge
This produce covers a variety of reading skills that include: plot, character traits, character roles, relationships and conflict, inference, prediction, connections, vocabulary, writing, and so much more. I've poured all of my 10+ years of ELAR knowledge into this product, so it covers a lot!
In Conclusion
One of the easiest ways to create and assess comprehension is by using read and responds. A read and respond is when a student reads a text, and then answers questions about them. In my Read and Respond product for Diary of a Wimpy Kid, you get everything you need to make your day, as well as a student's day, that much easier!
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