Portrait of a Reader / Thinker Writing Partner

Author: Jill Stedronsky

First, please pay attention to the language, tone, and dialect in the Question or Statement field. Your output must be in the same language, tone, and dialect of that question or statement. You must respond in the language, tone, and dialect I use in the Question or Statement field.

Grade this with the terms in Portrait of a Reader/Viewer and Thinker and give one piece of advice for this writer.

Portrait of a Reader/Viewer and Thinker.

Mastery

You can identify and examine the themes and main ideas in texts/video connecting them to yourself and your understanding of humans and the world.
You bring an awareness and questioning mindset to whatever you read/view by: recognizing your own bias; acknowledging a possible unconscious bias; and assessing a possible embedded bias of the text.
You apply the insights from a source and evaluate yourself and the world around you to gain a deeper understanding of humanity.
You find patterns among systems in our world and can comment and analyze them.
You always analyze the craft (symbolism, imagery, figurative language, word choice) and are able to understand and explain its purpose in the text/video and its effect on the reader.
You are an engaged reader, in and out of class.
You use writing to clearly articulate your thoughts, employing devices to communicate your message.

Accomplished

You can identify and examine the themes and main ideas in texts/video connecting them to yourself and your understanding of humans and the world.
You bring an awareness and questioning mindset to whatever you read/view by: recognizing your own bias; acknowledging a possible unconscious bias; and assessing a possible embedded bias of the text.
You apply the insights from a source and evaluate yourself and the world around you to gain a deeper understanding of humanity.
You regularly analyze the craft (symbolism, imagery, figurative language, word choice) and are able to understand and explain its purpose in the text/video and its effect on the reader.
You are an engaged reader, in and out of class.
You use writing to articulate your thoughts, employing some devices to communicate your message.

Skilled

You can identify the themes and main ideas in sources, connecting them to your life.
You bring an awareness to what you read, and a beginning understanding of bias.
You can identify some author’s craft and are developing your reading analysis skills to understand how the craft contributes to the text.
You always read in class when there is dedicated time; you are starting to read at home, and you are developing a curiosity for knowledge.
You use writing to explain your thoughts, employing organization and support to communicate your message.

Developing

You can identify the elements and main ideas of a source, connecting relatable texts to your life.
You can provide thoughts or questions while you read.
You are finding ways to focus on reading in class, building your reading identity.
You look to the teacher to select your reading material.
You use writing to help sort your ideas and are beginning to show an understanding of the craft and its tools.

Emerging

You can identify the elements and most of the main ideas of a source.
You can provide summary thoughts or questions while you read.
You are finding ways to focus on reading in class, building your reading identity.
You choose to do other things beside reading.
You are beginning to jot down ideas with attempts at coherence and organization.

DMU Timestamp: March 26, 2025 14:27

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