marley and me. – Weekly Reading Response Blog

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 not formal.

10: the craft that the author has is a nice felling to him because this book is based on a true story so its not about some fanticy that we would all wish to have its real and its about his true live story about him and his family oh and cant forget about marley!.

11:the family has moved three times in the book and about to move again,

12:no i do not think i relate to any of the charictors in the book because they just dont remind me of me but i may have some conections to the book.

13:i did not abandon my book!!

14: i dont understand.

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16: the book could move on off some of the boaring topics but the book is an awsome book.

2 comments

i think this book is cute

I LOVE the movie exept when Marley dies! 🙁 i hope you enjoy the happy chapters of the book… enjoy it while you can!

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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