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.
