Touch by Francine prose – Weekly Reading Response Blog

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15. I have had alot of climax in my book , my first climax was in chapter six when Maisie ( the main charachter) just came back from her moms that lives nine hours away and she has been there for a year and she has not seen her best boys friends in awhile. when she comes… Continue reading Touch

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7) Some connections I made in my book is when I was ten I had to be a flower girl and in my book Maisie (main character) had to be a flower girl and she was ten and she was not very happy. My second connection I have had in my book is when my brother… Continue reading Touch

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5) My prediction in my book is that Maise will end up telling her therapist what really happened and she will be in so much trouble by the teachers, parents, judg and her friends. I think that she also will have to go and live with her mother and her step dad because her parents… Continue reading Touch

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1) what I like about my book is its funny and I like that humorous, it makes me laugh alot another great thing about my book is the author of the book her name is francine prose she is a great, I have loved all of her books one of my favorite book writen by her is ”… Continue reading Touch

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I desided to start a new book my other book was not very good!!

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