stephen king – Weekly Reading Response Blog

Bag of bones- Stephen King

Question 7: A connection i have with the book is, in chapter 7 it introduced another character, she is 3 years old and her name is Kyra. The connection i have to this character is, i have a 3 year old cousin and i watch her, so i can relate to the way that she… Continue reading Bag of bones- Stephen King

Night shift; Stephen king

Q 4: In my book, one of the stories i just read out of it (because it changes stories every 40 or so pages) was the boogyman! this one was the best one so far! it was suspencful and i loved it but at the end it surprised me that…dring the whole ‘story’ it was… Continue reading Night shift; Stephen king

Stephen Kings “IT”

9: The language that Stephen King has used is more suspense and horror and the reason why I think he did this was because so he can cling readers to his books and to add more suspense so readers will go out and get other books written by him. 2: What puzzled me in my… Continue reading Stephen Kings “IT”

Bag Of Bones-Stephen King

Question 3: The main character in my book Mike Noonan has not been acting the same because he is not over his wife Johannah who has been dead for a few years now, and he is freaked out by the things that are happening at his house by the lake at Sara Laughs. He seems… Continue reading Bag Of Bones-Stephen King

The shining

8. Write about the author’s style and how it makes you feel. Steven kings books are written with alot of thought. His imagination is amazing. If you like horror storys with alot of detail stephen king is the author for you. When i read his books the way he words the stor makes you feel… Continue reading The shining

11/22/63 By Stephen King

The book I’m reading right now is 11/22/63 by Stephen King. It is an interesting book so far. I’m about 150 pages into the approx. 850 page novel. It is about a man who accidentally discovers some sort of time travel portal anomaly in the back of his supply closet. The one ‘catch’ to this… Continue reading 11/22/63 By Stephen King

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