Students can create artwork that illustrates facts they have learned from informational reading. After reading a biography, students can create a timeline demonstrating important events in the person's life. Response to text may also take the form of comparing two or more texts. These may be fiction, non-fiction, or both. Students can create charts, using both writing and illustration, that clarify similarities and differences between the texts read.
Different texts offer different opportunities for response.
Almost any text, from the very simple to the most complex, can be used as a basis for this type of activity. It is not necessary, or even desirable, for students to be required to respond to every text they read or hear. However, response to text should be an ongoing part of reading instruction throughout the elementary grades.