Non-Fiction – 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

marley and me.

8: i think that the authors style is calm and casual and that makes me feel good because some books talk all formal and proper grammer “jon talks like me and you”. 9: the auther use normal casual language and i like that he wrote this way because its actually easyier to read when its… Continue reading marley and me.

Touch

7) Some connections I made in my book is when I was ten I had to be a flower girl and in my book Maisie (main character) had to be a flower girl and she was ten and she was not very happy. My second connection I have had in my book is when my brother… Continue reading Touch

marly and me.

5: my pridictions were that jenny “character” was going to have a mis carrage, and also that theire dog marley was going to be a hassle and eat everything. 6: skip. 7: some connections that i made were when marley was doing some funny stuff like eating stuff jumpin every were it reminded me of… Continue reading marly and me.

The Great Escape Paul Brickhill

1.Tell what like or dislike about the book and why i like the book because my uncle was in world war 2 and i like war books 2.Write about something in the book that surprised you or that you found interesting that they can dig 3 tunnels under ground and one has collapsed 3.Write your… Continue reading The Great Escape Paul Brickhill

Touch

5) My prediction in my book is that Maise will end up telling her therapist what really happened and she will be in so much trouble by the teachers, parents, judg and her friends. I think that she also will have to go and live with her mother and her step dad because her parents… Continue reading Touch

Touch

1) what I like about my book is its funny and I like that humorous, it makes me laugh alot another great thing about my book is the author of the book her name is francine prose she is a great, I have loved all of her books one of my favorite book writen by her is ”… Continue reading Touch

THE GREAT ESCAPE

SO FAR THEY ARE PAST THE HALFWAY HOUSE AND ONE OF THERE FRIENDS ARE MAKING THE GUARDS MAD AT HIM SO THEY DONT PAY ANNY ATTENTION TO THE GROUND

the greate escape

so far this book is about the people in the prison they are trying to dig 3 tunnels called tom dick and harry and dick is collapsing with sand

marley and me.

i just started my book, and its based on a true story and has a movie behind it also. so its about this yong couple who just got married a little while ago and they dont think that they are yet ready for kids and the girl jenn dosent think that she can take care of… Continue reading marley and me.

The Replacement

13. If I were to abandon this book I would because its very confusing, I don’t like that every chapter is about something totally different it just randomly changes the topic out of no where. 14. I think the climax of this book is when Mackie figures out that the House of Mayhem is just… Continue reading The Replacement

World War 2 Heroes

3. There was a guy named Baker in my book and he went to a battle were they were loosing the battle and they were being shot at by 50 calibers and lots of the men ran away, even the commander ran and hid. Baker was mad that his commander wasn’t helping his men so… Continue reading World War 2 Heroes

Fear and Loathing in Las vegas

I finally reached Part 2 in my book. I will summarize what I have read so far. They went to the show on acid and got kicked out by the security. So they went to the circus circus. They went to the bar there. It’s spinning around and around like a merry go-round. His attorney… Continue reading Fear and Loathing in Las vegas

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

I’m reading Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson. The main idea of the story is, Hunter and his attorney going to Las Vegas to live the American dream. Hunter was a sports journalist and was assigned to go to Las Vegas to write about the mint 400, and explore Vegas in… Continue reading Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

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.

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