The Hunger Games – Weekly Reading Response Blog

* WARNING SPOILER ALERT * :O

I am still reading the hunger games and i am on chapter 21 and i am obsessed with this book it is AMAZING!!! Katniss and her Alley Rue had a campfire to distract the other tributes and Katniss made a meeting spot and Rue didn’t show up…Katniss waited for a few hours before she went out looking for her she heard cries and finally found her she was caught in a net and Katniss freed her from it! Than Katniss saw another tribute and he shot an arrow and hit and went right through……..RUE!!!!!!! Katniss sang a lullaby for her and Rue eventually died :(. And Katniss heard an announcement a new game rule the same tributes from their district can both win! so now Katniss has to find Peeta and of course she did but Cato wounded him really BAD!!!!! And Peeta has a fever so while Katniss goes to a feast to get medicine she gives him sleep medicine so he doesn’t know she is gone to the feast. And if you ask yes they are star crossed lovers and they did smooch a little! ha ha ha… please comment down below and ask me any question about hunger games and stuff!

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