Catching Fire- Suzanne Collins. – Weekly Reading Response Blog

Question Two: In my book what puzzled me was when Katniss and Peeta were on the train on the way to the Capitol, Petta was watching videos of the previous games and the techniques of the victors, that are back in the arena again. When Katniss joined him they watching Haymich’s video and some of the stuff Haymich did in the arena was surprising and i was shocked that he wasn’t always like this and he wasn’t always drunk.

Question Eleven: In my book Katniss was talking about how she is the only girl tribute to ever win in district 12 and how she is being put back in the arena for the Quell, Which is when 1 girl victor and 1 boy victor from every district go back into the arena and fight. At the reaping Katniss was supposed to go back to the arena with Haymich, because he got chosen.. But Peeta volunteered, which she figured would of happened. So she figured she would help him to stay alive. Do everything in her power to Keep him alive and even risk her life to save his. At the open ceremony Peeta and Katniss wore matching outfits and didn’t take any affection from the crowd, They stared forward and held hands.

Question 16: I think that the Author could of started the games earlier, because I’m about 220 pages in and the games haven’t started yet. I also think that the Author has a very strong passion for writing and it’s very effective and the 1st book and as far as I’ve read so far is very very well written and i enjoy reading these books a lot. There isn’t much about this book that i don’t like so there isn’t much that the author would need to change to make it better for readers. I would recommend these books to anyone, they are amazing!!

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URG URG URG! wow, takes so long for them to start, i agree the games should have started earlier!!!!!! this should be interesting.

i enjoyed reading that alyshia

LOL! yeah it should 😛 i cant wait!! shouldn’t be to much longer till there in the launch room and then the games will begin ! 😀 and thanks zoe!

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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