Grade 4 Personal Response Text Planner

Purpose: To share our opinion about a material (book, movie, song, etc)
or experience

TITLE
Includes the name of the material or event being reviewed

INTRODUCTION
What is it you are writing about?
Short description
to i ntrigue (hook) the reader about the material
or event being reviewed

SUMMARY
What happened (in your own words)?
Includes interesting main details describing the material or event
(with no spoilers)

PERSONAL OPINION
How did the material/event make you react?
Why do you think that?
Feelings and thoughts (opinion)
Use evidence from the material/event to support your opinions
(claim + support)

CONCLUSION
How can you wrap it up?
Makes a judgement and/or gives a recommendation
Summarise main ideas

SPECIAL FEATURES:

WOW words (adjectives to describe

characters, plot, setting, events and opinions)

specific and accurate words

uses evidence to support opinions
paragraphs (at least 3-4 sentences on one idea)
using appropriate punctuation (speech marks when
quoting material)