Mocking Jay – Weekly Reading Response Blog

7. Tell about the connections that you made while reading the book.

Katniss and her friends came across these weird mutts that were created by the Capitol. The mutts were attacking everyone and ended up killing three of the characters. This reminded me of the first book, “The Hunger Games” which is a text to text connection. There were mutts created by the Capitol that attacked Katniss, Peeta, and the other people in the Hunger Games. The mutts resembled dead tributes that were previously in the games. But in Mocking Jay, they were these lizard type mutts.

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

The author, Suzanne Collins, is really great at explaining things in detail when she writes. I have enjoyed all three books from the series, “The Hunger Games”, “Catching Fire” and “Mocking Jay” and part of the reason is because I love how the author is so detailed. It makes books a lot more exciting to read, instead of being confused and not having detail.

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

Suzanne Collins, is a very descriptive writer. I like how when she describes things in Mocking Jay, you can really picture in your head what she is talking about. Like for example, when she was describing these mutt creatures, she explained them very well. She talked about their colour, size, skin, and how their tails looked like a repltile’s tail. This was very effective for this part of the story so that the reader can really imagine what the mutt looks like. If the author doesn’t describe it well, it’s not as interesting, and the reader can’t relate to it and picture it.

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

Right now in Mocking Jay, I think I’m at the climax point because it seems like the chapters are getting more interesting as it gets closer to the end. At this point, Katniss is at war with the Capitol and it’s more suspenseful than earlier in the book. Recently, many of the main characters died because of different events that happened to them. I was surprised to find out that eight people died in just twenty-four hours! Especially because they were some of the main ones. I think this contributes to the suspenseful climax because of the unpredictable events.

4 comments

Good job, I’m so excited to get to that part! (:

lruscins6847 says:

November 16, 2012 at 2:29 am

Thanks, and yeah the book gets better near the end, at the beginning it’s kind of boring! But it gets more exciting 🙂

Good job 🙂 You did a lot of work on this! (Give her a good mark Mr.Ellis!)

lruscins6847 says:

November 16, 2012 at 2:30 am

Thanks 🙂

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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