RESPONDING TO LITERATURE

As you structure your narrative, you may want to consider questions within the
following areas: (not rules, but guidelines...)

(1) personal:
    Possible questions might include: How did this book make me feel?
    What kept me reading this book? What effect did this book have on me as a  reader?
    What was my favorite aspects of this writing?

(2) analytical:
    Responding to the book's literary elements.
    Items to consider are: genre, style, characterization, illustration,
        setting, plot, mood, theme, content, format.

(3) interpretive:
    Response to the book in terms of its contributions -- social, historical,
    political, cultural. What do you think might be the author's purpose/audience?
    Remember -- we cannot TRULY know the author's intent.