Catching Fire – Weekly Reading Response Blog

The book I am reading is called Catching Fire. In Catching Fire, the second novel of the trilogy, Suzanne Collins continues the story of Katniss Everdeen (The main character).I have already read the first book “The Hunger Games” and am looking forward to reading the last book of the series, “Mocking Jay“. Catching Fire is continuing the story of the first book “The Hunger Games”, In The first novel Katniss Everdeen wins the Hunger Games along with fellow district 12 tribute Peeta Mellark. So far I am very interested in the book, Katniss wants to entirely forget about what happened in the Hunger Games and would like to move on; until she finds out that she has to go to the Capitol’s Victory Tour.

The Hunger Games series is Great and I definitely recommend it to people who are looking for a fun action packed novel.

” (The Hunger Games) is a violent, jarring speed-rap od a novel that generates nearly constant suspense….I couldn’t stop reading.”- Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly

” I was so obsessed with this book I had to take it with me out to dinner and hide it under the edge of the table so I wouldnt have to stop reading. The story kept me up for nights in a row, because even after I was finished, I just lay in bed wide awake thinking about it…. The Hunger Games is amazing” – Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight Saga

“Brilliantly plotted and perfectly paced….Engrossing – John Green, New York Times Book review

” A plot-driven blend of suspense, science fiction, and romance.” – USA Today

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