Anna dressed in blood – Weekly Reading Response Blog

1. What I like about this book is how there is lots of suspense in it, because in the book Cas (the main character) asks questions like how is Anna going to try to kill him which makes you think about if Anna is going to kill him or not. This reminds me of a show were this girl was kidnapped by a demon and she was asking herself the same question. In my opinion there is a lot of suspense in the book.

2. The part in my book that puzzled me was in the beginning when he was in the car with this person I couldn’t understand if he was human or not. I think that because in the beginning Cas keeps talking to himself about the guy and that really confused me. This reminds me of when i was reading this book that really puzzled me. In my opinion that was the only part that puzzled me.

3. What I noticed about the characters in my book is how he hunts ghosts because of his dad. I think this because in the book he is talking about how his dad used to do this stuff. This reminds me of this movie were people were hunting ghosts. In my opinion i think he hunts ghosts to much.

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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