The shining – Weekly Reading Response Blog

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

Steven kings books are written with alot of thought. His imagination is amazing. If you like horror storys with alot of detail stephen king is the author for you. When i read his books the way he words the stor makes you feel like you are actualy inside the book and that you are the person who is going through what the character in the book is going through.

9. Write about the language the author used and why you think the author wrote this way.

Stephen king uses a language that describes the text with great detail but some times he uses very simple words. Mainly stephen king uses his imagination to describe the setting place and how the peson is feeling. I think stephen king uses this language because he wants his readers to experience what the caracter is experiencing in the book,.

16. Tell what you think could be changed in the book to make it better for readers.

I dont think that stephen kings books should be changed. Whatever he writes is really interesting and sounds rally cool. Who ever reads stephen king books should agree that you wouldnt want to change a word in any of his books.

6 comments

good job tyler i hope you enjoy your book

you forgot the capital on the title

tspadafo9965 says:

March 21, 2012 at 1:44 pm

ok sorry

I read this book already ! its pretty good 🙂 how far are you?

great job answering the questions.
but it sounds NOTHING like u 😉

nice post 🙂 I watched the movie and i liked it, do you like the book so far?

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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