Catching Fire Suzanne Collins 2 – Weekly Reading Response Blog

**(SPOILER ALERT.)**

Tell what you like or dislike about the book so far and why.

So far, I really like Catching Fire. I’m about half way through and am enjoying this book probably better than the first book of the Trilogy, “The Hunger Games”. I enjoyed reading the part where Katniss is stuck in the woods of District 12 because the fence has been charged, and I also thought the part where Gale was being whipped and Katniss jumped in between them was exciting.

Write something about the book you liked or found interesting.

I’m at a very exciting part in the book, right at the part where the Quarter Quell is coming up and they’re adding a twist to the 75th Hunger Games. They have decided the twist will be to prove that no matter how strong you are, you’re basically unable to rebel against the capital. Since Katniss and Peeta both won the 74th Hunger Games, they basically started a rebellion in multiple districts. The twist is that the Hunger Game contestants will be drawn from the winners of each district. The rules are basically the same, but if there is only one female or male victor in one district, they will be automatically put in the games. Katniss is going back into the games, and she is scared and worried about who will be the male from District 12. Haymitch or Peeta? Peeta want’s to do anything he can to get in the arena to protect her, but the Capitol despises Katniss and will add as many twists as needed to kill her.

Tell about parts of the book that puzzled you or made you ask a question.

Something that puzzled me while reading was when Katniss found out she was going to be in the Games again and ran out the door, eventually finding herself in a cellar. When I read she ended up in a cellar I thought she had been having a nightmare, but I realized it was reality. Why was she randomly in a cellar with a bloody hand? Was she taken there? Or did she do this herself? This confused me.

By:Naomi

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

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