Bag Of Bones-Stephen King – Weekly Reading Response Blog

Question 3:

The main character in my book Mike Noonan has not been acting the same because he is not over his wife Johannah who has been dead for a few years now, and he is freaked out by the things that are happening at his house by the lake at Sara Laughs. He seems to be trying to get over his wife, and move on, but he just cant let go.

Question 10: The way that the author writes it effective because it is very descriptive, easy and enjoyable to read! I’m not to far into the book but I’m enjoying it and I’ve enjoyed the other Stephen King books I’ve read. They are all effective in there own ways. He can write so many different way, and thinks of a different topic to write about. Every story has at least one thing in common, and that would be that they all take place in Maine.

Question 11: This book is very good so far. Mike is getting better and his house at the lake is getting fixed up so he can spend the summer up there and take some time off writing books, his publishers are going to be bugging him for a new book soon but i don’t think he is going to pay attention to them. I think he is going to NOT think about books or his publishers and try to meet someone new, so he can live the rest of his life and not be down all the time because he is alone and his wife has been dead for a while. I would very much recommend any Stephen King book that I have read.. Pet Semetary, The Shining and Bag Of Bones.! they are very descriptive and enjoyable, if you enjoy suspenseful,Mystery and Horror books.

Keep you posted!!

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Cool book! sounds interestingg

thanks and it is okay right now 😛 hope it gets better

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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