Reading Response Letters: An Update

Almost everyone is finished their very first Reading Response Letter and I'm thrilled!  
I can't wait to send these assignments home to you and you can see the types of questions posed by the students. The structure for this writing assignment was pretty tight and as the kids become more confident in both their RRL writing-skills and their voice as a writer, they will find that there is plenty of creative freedom within the confines of the task.

I like to write the students a letter back, giving them feedback about their assignment and responding to any questions they've posed. The expectation is that they'll use this descriptive feedback to improve their next writing piece. 

This assignment was the students' first big writing assignment and they did great! I'd also like to add that they did a marvelous job using their checklist to see that their work met expectations. The checklist was verrrry specific and as we move on to more tasks, we can pull back on the number of items on our checklist as they become habit.