myon7408 – Weekly Reading Response Blog

The Hunger Games

* WARNING SPOILER ALERT * :O I am still reading the hunger games and i am on chapter 21 and i am obsessed with… Continue reading The Hunger Games

i am REALLY enjoying The Hunger Games! Katniss is in the games… she meets a sweet little girl that reminds her of Prim the girls name is Rue her and Katniss become a team Rue is very sneaky and clever… What is happening now in my book is the Katniss is headed off to… Continue reading The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

I am really enjoying The Hunger Games i think i am on chapter 8 going on 9! And if you have read the book do not spoil it for me! :). Katniss and Peeta :* were at trainig and they got their scores Peeta :* got an 8 and Katniss got an 11

The Hunger Games

I am not reading ghost of the graylock right now but instead i am reading the hunger games! I am not too far into the book yet i am on page 89 and it is very good i like the characters in the story it brings tention and mystery to them… right now Peeta is… Continue reading The Hunger Games

Ghost Of The GrayLock

I am now reading a new book called ghost of the GrayLock it is pretty good so far… it is about ghost and other things that haunt a hospital

TroubleTwisters The Monster

1. What i liked about the book was it was really detailed especially the way the author described the train crash it was one of my favorite parts! 🙂 2. I kinda got puzzled on the train crash a bit but once i read it over it made more sense.. 3. Jack used to be… Continue reading TroubleTwisters The Monster

TroubleTwisters The Monster

I am still reading troubletwisters the Monster: The twins had their powers tangled in a knot so Jack had Jaides gift while Jaide had Jacks gift……The TroubleTwisters(the twins) were awaken by Ari the Resonator ( the evil tracker) was going crazy… the exision was nearbyJaide had to use Jack’s night vision gift to look out… Continue reading TroubleTwisters The Monster

TroubleTwisters The Monster

When the twins got dropped off at Tara’s house for the sleepover something attacked Jaide it was huge and friendly? it was Tara’s dog Fi -Fi! It was not the dog she expected she thought it would be smaller. Later on the twins had so many things to do: go swimming,go to the mall,watch… Continue reading TroubleTwisters The Monster

TroubleTwisters The Monster

The twins woke up one morning and saw their dads old friend Custer, he was there to train them with their special gifts, but everything went wrong somehow the twins gifts go tangled in a knot, Jaide had her gift along with Jacks! Later that day Custer had to leave but Jack and Jaide still had… Continue reading TroubleTwisters The Monster

The Monster

I am still reading the monster and it is very good the twins had discovered evendence of the evil and they went to their new friend Tara dads work sight and didnt find any poision and turns out the twins are sleeping over at Tara’s house and that can get a better chance to see… Continue reading The Monster

TroubleTwisters The Monster

I am reading TroubleTwisters The Monster! It is about these twins Jaide and Jack and they have secret and special powers that their mother does not know about, so they keep it a secret between their grandma X and themselves. Jack Jaide and grandma X have cats Kleo and Ari who can talk to only them,… Continue reading TroubleTwisters The Monster

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