Suzzanne Collins – Weekly Reading Response Blog

The Hunger Games

1. Tell what like or dislike about the book and why I like the book because the tributes are finally in the arena and their is so much action and suspense. So much people already died and everyday I want to know if the tributes from district 12 are not dead. I don’t like the… Continue reading The Hunger Games

Mocking Jay

3. Tell what you noticed about the characters, such as what made them act as they did or how they changed. Ever since Peeta was taken by the Capitol, he has been acting weird and not remembering a lot of things about where he lived, Katniss, or his family and friends. Most of the time… Continue reading Mocking Jay

The Hunger games

The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins Questions:[show_avatar email=zmith7348 align=right] Q: 4. Write about something in the book that surprised you or that you found interesting. A: I was surprised when Katniss was stung by “Tracker Jackers” and Rue helped her by applying a certain type of leaf that you can find all around Rue’s district.… Continue reading The Hunger games

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