Below are five possible prompts for you to choose from:
Prompt 1: Take-home message and question
What is a take-home message for you from this reading? (ensure you include at least one to two sentences from the reading that exemplify this message; remember page numbers)
What is a lingering question you have after finishing this reading?
Prompt 2: Strong reactions
Did you have any strong responses to this reading? What were they, and what evoked them?
(select 2-3 specific passages in the reading where your found yourself having this response, and explain; remember page numbers)
Which 2-3 passages do you most want to hear classmates react to? Why?
Prompt 3: Connect two readings
Which previous reading does this one remind you of and why?
How are the two readings similar? How are they different? (ensure you select a sentence or two from each of the readings to support your ideas)
Prompt 4: Identify central argument
What central question or conundrum does this reading try to address? What is the author’s argument? (select 2-3 sentences to support your ideas; remember page numbers)
How might this argument be challenged? What are other explanations?
Prompt 5: Cultural application
How might this reading relate to a piece of contemporary culture (news story, meme, song, scene from a television show, advertisement)?
What does the reading provoke you to consider that you might not have otherwise thought about?
How might the item enhance your understanding of the reading or challenge it?