bwilson5657 – Weekly Reading Response Blog

The Hunger Games

1. Write about anything else that you may think of that deals with the book. In my book, “The Hunger Games”, one thing that I realized while I was reading the book is that a lot of people talk about the books so, I find out a lot of information about the books before… Continue reading The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

1. Write your predictions and about whether your predictions were right. In my book, ‘The Hunger Games’, One thing that I predicted was, I thought that Katniss was going to blow her interview at the capital when she was talking to Ceaser. I was surprised because, from what I’ve read about Katniss, in my opinion… Continue reading The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

1. Write about the author’s style and how it makes you feel. In my book, ‘The Hunger Games’, one thing that I predicted while I was reading is, I thought that Haymitch would have not gone through with the promise that he had made to Peeta and Katniss to stay sober so he can teach them some things… Continue reading The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

1. Tell what like or dislike about the book and why. In my book, ‘The hunger Games’, One thing that I like about my book is, I really enjoy how Suzanne Collins makes every character have a totally different story and how every character comes from a different finachal family. For example, Katniss’s family is very poor and… Continue reading The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

1. Write about anything else that you may think of that deals with the book. In my book, ‘The Hunger games’, I think that the book sold really fast because of how much detail and thought that Suzanne Collins put into the book. I also think that it sold quick and was such a… Continue reading The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

1. Tell what you noticed about the characters, such as what made them act as they did or how they changed. In my book, ‘The Hunger Games’, Ive noticed some changes in Katniss. Ive noticed that she acts more confident and mean than she did at the beginning of the book. For example, Katniss… Continue reading The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

1. Write about 3 things in the book that gave you a signal In my book, ‘The Hunger Games’, 1 thing that signaled in my head is, I was trying to picture Katniss, a girl who has never had a real shower, looking the way that the book explained her before her and Peeta were… Continue reading The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

1. Write about something in the book that surprised you or that you found interesting In my book, ‘The Hunger Games’, something that I found very interesting was, Katniss says that the ‘Capitol’ (the capitol of Panem) was once known as the Rockies. Katniss says that it was once known as the Rockies because, ‘The Hunger… Continue reading The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

The book that I’m reading is, ‘The Hunger Games’. It’s the 1st book in the trilogy of ‘The Hunger Games’. The next book is called, ‘Catching Fire’ and the 3rd book is called ‘Mocking Jay’. In the 1st book (The Hunger Games), Katness Everdeen, a 16 year girl is chosen to attend the yearly ‘Hunger Games’,… Continue reading The Hunger Games

Reading Response Prompts

1. Tell what like or dislike about the book and why.

2. Tell about parts of your book that puzzled you or made you ask a question.

3. Tell what you noticed about the characters, such as what made them act as they did or how they changed.

4. Write about something in the book that surprised you or that you found interesting.

5. Write your predictions and about whether your predictions were right.

6. Ask for help in figuring out meaning of your book.

7. Tell about the connections that you made while reading the book. Tell how it reminds you of yourself, of people you know, or of something that happened in your life. It might remind you of other books, especially the characters, the events, or the setting.

8. Write about the author’s style and how it makes you feel.

9. Write about the language the author used and why you think the author wrote this way.

10. Write about the author’s craft – what was effective about the way the author wrote.

11. Write about anything else that you may think of that deals with the book.

12. Do you relate to any of the characters in the book? Explain how and why.

13. If you abanded the book, why did you?

14. Name 3 examples of signals that went off in your head while you were reading and explain them.

15. Explain what happened at the climax and explain why you think that is the climax.

16. Tell what you think could be changed in the book to make it better for readers.

Reading Response Rubric

Level 3 (B Range)
In your response you:
- have written at least one post a week
- demonstrate that you have read a variety of fiction and non-fiction materials
- reflect on the books you read effectively- relate to the books you read
- retell only the most important information in your responses
- explain your interpretation of a written work clearly, supporting it with evidence from the work and from your own knowledge and experiences clearly.
- demonstrate that you are a critical thinker that examines characters, plot, setting and literary - devices effectively

Level 4 (A Range)
In your response you:
- have written more than one post a week
- demonstrate that you have read a good variety of fiction and non-fiction materials
- reflect on the books you read very effectively
- relate to the books you read very effectively
- retell only the most important information in your responses
- explain your interpretation of a written work clearly, supporting it with evidence from the work and from your own knowledge and experiences clearly and concisely.
- demonstrate that you are a highly critical thinker that examines characters, plot, setting and literary devices effectively