Divergent – Weekly Reading Response Blog

1. Tell what like or dislike about the book and why.

In my book, Divergent, I like how the story takes place in the future because I find it interesting how things have changed compared to the time that we live in now. I like hearing about how things could end up, even though certain things are unrealistic and fictional. I also like how the world is split up into factions based on personality because it’s very interesting and creative. If I had to choose something that I disliked about the book it would be that so far, the author hasn’t talked about Tris’ brother, Caleb since he left and how his new faction is, Erudite. Although, I think Tris and Caleb might get to see each other again soon.

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

In my book, Tris and Peter were paired together to fight each other. The new Dauntless initiates have to physically fight someone to see if they’re worthy of being in Dauntless. Tris was matched with Peter who is much stronger than her. I wondered why the Dauntless leaders would pair such un-even people to fight. Also, when everyone was playing Capture the Flag, I wondered why Four, a leader, chose Tris to be on his team. Tris thought he chose everyone that was fast, and Eric, the other team’s leader chose strong people. I wonder what Four’s strategy was,and if I’ll find out later on.

8. Write about the author’s style and how it makes you feel.

I like Veronica Roth’s style of writing, she wrote the book in first-person narrative. I think this is my favourite type of narrative because you can really understand how the main character feels and what’s happening to them. You can also picture yourself as that character easier. I believe first-person narrative is one of the most popular types of writing for this reason. If I were to write a story I would write like that as well. Veronica Roth also wrote the story in the future, which I love because I find it cool to learn about things that the characters have never seen before, even though in our time, they’re common like a ferris wheel and a chalk board.

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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