January 2013 – Weekly Reading Response Blog

Monster (Walter Dean Myers)

I am reading a book called Monster by Walter Dean Myers. So far it’s really interesting. 1. I really like the way it’s written like a movie because it’s more unique and interesting. It’s setting is also pretty cool and I like how it explains the transitions really well so you don’t get confused easily. However,… Continue reading Monster (Walter Dean Myers)

Untitled

1. Tell what like or dislike about the book and why. what I like about the book is that it is full of things that you wouldn’t think would happen like Branwell dropped his half baby sister and now he’s gone silent.and that it hooks you in and you don’t want to stop reading.So over all… Continue reading Untitled

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

Silent to the Bone

1. Tell what like or dislike about the book and why. My new literature circles book is called “Silent to the Bone”. So far I dislike in the book how it’s not very exciting. I like when it’s hard to put a book down when you’re reading it, but this book doesn’t have that effect… Continue reading Silent to the Bone

Catching Fire 3

SPOILER ALERT. Tell me what you like or dislike about the book so far. So far, I like how much action has been put into the 2nd book, Catching Fire. When I finished the Hunger Games, I didn’t think Catching Fire would have much action involved. I thought it would just be about… Continue reading Catching Fire 3

The outsiders

3. Tell what you noticed about the characters, such as what made them act as they did or how they changed. Johnny stabbed David from the socs because he cares about Ponyboy and didn’t want him to drown. Johnny at the start was a friend of Ponyboys and now because the are running away from… Continue reading The outsiders

the mark of Athena

A fun book of an adventure a to rome with fights and quest.

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

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