March 2012 – Page 3 – Weekly Reading Response Blog

Night Shift- Stephen King

Question 1: I like that it has like about 15 different stories within the entire book, i also dislike that it has all those stories in it. i also dislike that it is really big, and not very funny. Question 3: They all act different because the story changes every 30 pages (around there) So… Continue reading Night Shift- Stephen King

Stephen King- Bag Of Bones.

Question #1: I like that it is suspenseful and very descriptive, i also like that it is told by the main character’s point of view. I find this part of the book that I’m at a good part of the book because Mike ( the main character) is finally getting over his wife who… Continue reading Stephen King- Bag Of Bones.

The Wedding (By: Nicholas Sparks)

Coraline By: Neil Gaiman

Hey everyone its Zoe here with my first weekly blog post! So here we go… Book: Coraline Author: Neil Gaiman Question 12: in a way it think I relate to Coraline because we are both very out there in the way of clothing, like when corallines mom took her to a store to get back… Continue reading Coraline By: Neil Gaiman

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

1. What I like about the book is that it’s about an adventure. Also it has suspense in it so your guessing about whats going to happen next. But what I dislike about the book is that they put the largest words in the world in it and they talk about studies that I’ve never… Continue reading 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

The Replacement

1. What i dislike about this book is that is all over the place,it starts at one topic and just randomly skips to another, and it doesn’t go back to that topic until later on in the book it tends to get confusing at times. 2. Something that puzzled me is that this lady… Continue reading The Replacement

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

I’m reading Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson. The main idea of the story is, Hunter and his attorney going to Las Vegas to live the American dream. Hunter was a sports journalist and was assigned to go to Las Vegas to write about the mint 400, and explore Vegas in… Continue reading Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

The Invisible Man

1. I liked the book. It was suspenseful and it wanted to make you read more. What I disliked about it was the big words and the beginning of the book, it was kind of boring and i didn’t like reading it at all. 4. I thought that when the invisible man explained to Kemp… Continue reading The Invisible Man

The Out Siders

Q 1) what i don’t like about this book is that it gets boring at moments and that you can’t get into the book. And what i do like about this book is it doesn’t have any pictures Q 2) What i found interesting was that there are druggies in the book. and the… Continue reading The Out Siders

Reading Response Rubric (Version 1.3)

This rubric will be used to evaluate reading responses for a grade at the end of the term. The goal of the journals is for students to explore their thoughts, feelings, questions and impressions as they read your novels this year. They should think of the reading response as a place to “talk” about the… Continue reading Reading Response Rubric (Version 1.3)

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