Cathing Fire – Weekly Reading Response Blog

Question #1

What I like about the book is that they are building the suspense up before they actually get to the good part. Also I like that you never know what is going to happen next because they give you no hints to what is going to happen. What I dislike about the book is that it hasn’t got to the good part yet and it is really boring just talking about Katniss and her life. Also I don’t like how the peacekeepers watch everything Katniss does because then she never talks about what happens so you only know a bit of what is going on.

Question #4

I predict that Katniss and Peeta are going to get called back to the games. Also I think that Katniss and Peeta will win the games again. I think those things because they are already talking about the games and if they lose the games they would die. There is another book so Katniss and Peeta can’t die.

Question #12

I relate to Peeta a bit because he loves baking and so do I. But other then that the characters are there own people and very different then normal people.

8 comments

I wrote the title wrong and don’t know how to change it so it is suppose to be catching fire

title is wrong

Nice job. I especially like what you did with the title.

I know

Peeta is my least favourite character because he forces Katniss into marrige. Hes not a good as Gale. How do you feel about Peeta? Team Peeta or Gale?

TEAM GALE ALL THE WAY!!

jmoore7811 says:

March 21, 2012 at 1:51 pm

Because he’s a rebel, like me.

Um i dont like peeta at all so i guess im on team gale

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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