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The end of Catching Fire

Ending: In the end of catching fire Katniss and Peeta were taken out of the games. Katniss was taken with Finnick and Beete to district 13 and Peeta got captured by the capital with Johanna and Anna. Then while Katniss was recovering from her wounds Gale came and told her that President Snow bombed District… Continue reading The end of Catching Fire

Monsters of Men

I just finished the book ‘The Ask and The Answer’, the second book in the Chaos Walking Trilogy. Todd and Viola are in Haven, a town that was supposed to be safe for them, but the President got there too. The President renamed the town New Prentisstown. He also wants to kill Todd and Viola… Continue reading Monsters of Men

Republic Commandos Triple Zero

3. What i noticed about my characters through out the book was that Etain the Jedi padawan changed each chapter and gained more confidence. Also I noticed that Kal had gained more father like traits once he had defended his clone Darman. He felt more like a father because after he fought the terrorists and… Continue reading Republic Commandos Triple Zero

Republic Commandos Triple Zero

1. What I like about my book is that it is very interesting in every chapter. I also find that the story is action packed and I like action books. Finally what I like about my book is that it is Star Wars. When I read Star Wars books i really like them because i… Continue reading Republic Commandos Triple Zero

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2)

I have finished the book and it was so AMAZING! Again, I shall only tell the most important parts. (I tell the ending, so if you want to read the book, and don’t want to know the ending, don’t read it maybe..) The rest of the book ended with fights, and deaths. Harry was on… Continue reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2)

The Knife Of Never Letting Go

Todd lives in Prentisstown, where everyone can hear each other’s thoughts. He can even hear his dog Manchee’s thoughts. But one day, when Todd hears a silence never known to Prentisstown, he goes home and tells his guardians, Ben and Cillian, what he heard, so they usher him out of Prentisstown to get to a safer… Continue reading The Knife Of Never Letting Go

Cathing Fire

Question #1 What I like about the book is that they are building the suspense up before they actually get to the good part. Also I like that you never know what is going to happen next because they give you no hints to what is going to happen. What I dislike about the book… Continue reading Cathing Fire

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