Students must complete one entry per title based on their outside of class novel. These will be for a 50 point grade. Due January 22nd.
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If you complete on paper:
Each Journal Entry should include the following above your actual response:
Title:______________________ Pages Read:_________ Date:___________
Example:
Where the Red Fern Grows Pages 23-48 September 5, 2011
Response Starters
Starting a New Book:
o I chose this book because…
o So far, this book started off… I think I will enjoy it because… or I am not sure
how I will like it because..
Title/Cover:
o ______________ is a ____________ title for this book because...
o A better title for this book would have been _____________. This would be a
much better title because…
o The cover of the book includes… In the book the images represent…
Plot:
o A conflict (problem) from today’s reading was… It was resolved by… or I think it
will be resolved by…
o When ______________ happened, it caused ______________ to happen.
o In today’s reading the following important events occurred…
Characters:
o The character, _____________, possesses the following character trait(s).
Some examples from the story that support this include…
o The character, ____________, said ___________________________,
proving that he/she possesses the following character trait __________.
o I can relate to the character, ______________ because…
o ____________ is my favorite character in this book because…
o ____________ is my least favorite character in this book because…
My Reaction:
o The events from today’s reading remind me of a time when I…
o I am confused about ______________ because…
o While I was reading today, the book made me think of __________. This is
interesting because…
o As I was reading today, I felt _______________ . I think this was because…
Predictions:
o After today’s reading, I predict that…
o I had predicted that____________. What happened was…
Compare and Contrast:
o The story I am reading is similar to ____________ because…
o The story I am reading is very different from __________ because…
o The characters ________ and ________ are similar because…
o The characters ________ and ________ are different because…
Setting/tone
o As I was reading, I noticed that this story is taking place in/at __________.
This is important to the story because… Otherwise,…
o The tone of this book right now is _________. Some words that the author uses
to show this are ___________ , ___________ , and _____________.
Imagery and Figurative Language:
o During today’s reading, I found the following 5 strong verbs…
o During today’s reading, I found the following 5 descriptive adjectives…
o My favorite line from today’s reading was “_____________________.”
o I found the following example of a metaphor: “_____________________”
o I found the following example of a simile: “_____________________”
Finishing a Book:
o I thought the ending of this book was ___________ because _________ .
o If I could change the ending of this book, it would end with...
o My favorite part of this book was ______________ because…
o After reading this book, I would like to read other books by ______ because…
If you complete on paper:
Each Journal Entry should include the following above your actual response:
Title:______________________ Pages Read:_________ Date:___________
Example:
Where the Red Fern Grows Pages 23-48 September 5, 2011
Response Starters
Starting a New Book:
o I chose this book because…
o So far, this book started off… I think I will enjoy it because… or I am not sure
how I will like it because..
Title/Cover:
o ______________ is a ____________ title for this book because...
o A better title for this book would have been _____________. This would be a
much better title because…
o The cover of the book includes… In the book the images represent…
Plot:
o A conflict (problem) from today’s reading was… It was resolved by… or I think it
will be resolved by…
o When ______________ happened, it caused ______________ to happen.
o In today’s reading the following important events occurred…
Characters:
o The character, _____________, possesses the following character trait(s).
Some examples from the story that support this include…
o The character, ____________, said ___________________________,
proving that he/she possesses the following character trait __________.
o I can relate to the character, ______________ because…
o ____________ is my favorite character in this book because…
o ____________ is my least favorite character in this book because…
My Reaction:
o The events from today’s reading remind me of a time when I…
o I am confused about ______________ because…
o While I was reading today, the book made me think of __________. This is
interesting because…
o As I was reading today, I felt _______________ . I think this was because…
Predictions:
o After today’s reading, I predict that…
o I had predicted that____________. What happened was…
Compare and Contrast:
o The story I am reading is similar to ____________ because…
o The story I am reading is very different from __________ because…
o The characters ________ and ________ are similar because…
o The characters ________ and ________ are different because…
Setting/tone
o As I was reading, I noticed that this story is taking place in/at __________.
This is important to the story because… Otherwise,…
o The tone of this book right now is _________. Some words that the author uses
to show this are ___________ , ___________ , and _____________.
Imagery and Figurative Language:
o During today’s reading, I found the following 5 strong verbs…
o During today’s reading, I found the following 5 descriptive adjectives…
o My favorite line from today’s reading was “_____________________.”
o I found the following example of a metaphor: “_____________________”
o I found the following example of a simile: “_____________________”
Finishing a Book:
o I thought the ending of this book was ___________ because _________ .
o If I could change the ending of this book, it would end with...
o My favorite part of this book was ______________ because…
o After reading this book, I would like to read other books by ______ because…
