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Think it through! Strategies

Symbolism Identify a symbol in the text and explain what it may

represent

Patterns

Explore patterns (or a break in patterns) in a character’s

behavior.

T P

Turning

Explore an event or situation in the story that changes

Point

what occurs next in the plot.

A P

Author’s

Discuss why the author has made the decision to add a

purpose

scene or a character.

Theme

Discuss the deeper meaning and messages in parts of the

text or the entire book.

Independent Reading Log Rubric

Active Reader

Notes

(1pt each)

Accuracy

 Thinking is based on events actually in the text

 Refers to characters, settings, or events specifically

Thoroughness

 Provide evidence from text to support thinking

 Includes reasonable inferences based on text evidence

Grammar

 Words are spelled correctly

 Writing is correctly punctuated

 Sentences are complete

 Appropriate use of capitalization

Log Set-up

 Log is labeled with name, date, book title & author.

 Writing is readable

_____/ 10 Possible

Mrs. Januski

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