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15: Explain what happened at the climax and explain why you think that is the climax. Just to warn you this will have a lot of spoilers. I think the climax of the book was when Janie found that her parents really did kidnap her and that they actually are her grandparents. I feel that… Continue reading The Face On The Milk Carton: Last Post.

The Face On The Milk Carton

5.) Write your predictions and about whether your predictions were right. The first few predictions i made were all about finding who her real parents were for example: I predict she is going to meet her real parents and I predict her “parents” will be mean to her after they find out she knows that… Continue reading The Face On The Milk Carton

The Face On The Milk Carton

1: Tell what you like or dislike about the book? I like how the book is really light hearted and is very jokingly written but its also a bit seriouse and I also like Janie’s (the main character) personality. Another thing that i like about the book is how you never really know whats going… Continue reading The Face On The Milk Carton

The Face On The Milk Carton

So far in the book I’m reading, Janie is just an average fifteen year old. She’s always felt a year younger then her friends and peres and then one day she finds out she really is! She was at school, It was her lunch period. Everyone was waiting eagerly to see which missing child would… Continue reading The Face On The Milk Carton

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