Catching Fire 3 – Weekly Reading Response Blog

SPOILER ALERT.

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

So far, I like how much action has been put into the 2nd book, Catching Fire. When I finished the Hunger Games, I didn’t think Catching Fire would have much action involved. I thought it would just be about what life is like after winning the Games. Actually, it is filled with action. Of course since it is a trilogy it would need something exciting to happen for it to be able to even continue to the 3rd book, The Mocking Jay. What has happened that is so action packed is the rebellions everywhere that Katniss and Peeta have “fueled” with them both winning has caused the Capitol to try and kill one, if not both, of them. It is the quarter quell, and the “little” twist has caused all previous winners of the games to enter once again. Considering Katniss is the only girl, she has been automatically placed back in the games to fight to the death. This time, however, her goal will be to protect Peeta, who has taken Haymitch’s place in order to save Katniss. There has not been a lot i’ve disliked about the book. Recently, however, Peeta has said to the public that Katniss is pregnant and it is actually just an act to convince everyone they are truly in love. I thought that was smart of Peeta to say, but they made it very difficult to understand if it was the truth or not. That may have been to keep the readers questioning, though.

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

A part that really puzzled me was, as I said before, is Katniss pregnant? I actually had to ask someone that had finished the series if she was, and then I searched it up. Susanne Collins made figuring that out pretty difficult. At first, Katniss began crying, I was unsure if that was an act. Then, she said “Yes, I am pregnant.” On one of the pages. But then, she said in the arena, “Oh.. That’s right, I am supposed to be pregnant.

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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