The Hunger games – Weekly Reading Response Blog

The Hunger Games

By Suzanne Collins

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Q: 4. Write about something in the book that surprised you or that you found interesting.

A: I was surprised when Katniss was stung by “Tracker Jackers” and Rue helped her by applying a certain type of leaf that you can find all around Rue’s district. (Rue lives in district eleven)

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

A: The author Suzanne Collins is very descriptive and for this type of book it is very useful so at all times you are aware of what is going on in the story.

I also appreciate the suspenseful feeling she leaves you in like in the end of each chapter she ends it to make you want to keep reading!

Q: 16. Tell what you think could be changed in the book to make it better for readers. (WARNING SPOILER ALERT)

A: When Rue died I kind of wish Suzanne would have explained it more because it kind of got confused because that part goes by so quickly! That is the only thing I would change.

4 comments

Why were you surprised Rue helped her?

Great post Zoe! i enjoyed it 😀

Nice post Zoe! I think it needs a little bit more information though!

yeah it could be longer but it was still good to read

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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