Stephen Kings “IT” – Weekly Reading Response Blog

Question 1: What I like about my book so far is that is gets really suspenseful during certain parts. What I dislike about my book is that when it’s jumping back and forth from one character to another.

Question 14: 3 examples of signals that went off in my head while reading this book was; 1-When Stanley Uris committed suicide I was in complete shock and that the signal was “Well, that was his opinion to kill himself over finding out bad news and that his wife didn’t really care.” 2- When this Eric guy was going away for a while he left his wife/mother Myra behind and he left his family, other things and other people behind, I was like wow, how could you marry your own mom? And the signal was “That’s what you get for marrying your own mother and having pretty much no life.” 3- When Rich Tozier said to his boss on the phone that he’s going away his boss FREAKED! and the signal was “Wow, you must be pretty stupid to not notify you boss saying you’re going on holiday for a week or two.”

Question8: The style Stephen king uses is suspense and it makes me feel angry

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