4th Grade Reading Log (Page 2 of 3) in pdf

Response Writing Template Starter

Choose one of the response starters below. Add four of five more sentences to complete

your paragraph. When you are done, proofread (look for spelling and punctuation errors) your

work. Rewrite (on the front of this Reading Log) or type your response.

Text to Self (T-S) connection starter:

______________________________________(title) connects to me because I too _______________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________.

Text to Text (T-T) connection starter:

______________________________________(title of book you are reading) connects the book

________________________________________________________________ (title of the book it relates to) be-

cause______________________________________________________________________________________

Text to World (T-W) connection starter:

__________________________________________(title of book you are reading) connects to the world because

___________________________________________________________________________________________

Favorite/least favorite character starter:

My favorite/least favorite character in _________________________(title of book you are reading) is

________ ____________________(name character) because ________________________________________.

Opinion Starter:

In my opinion ______________________________(title of book you are reading) is a(n)

_________________ ______________________________ (use adjective to describe book) Book. I would give it

(#)_________ stars because ___________________________________.

Facts about non-fiction book I learned starter:

I learned many things in ___________________________(title). For example _______________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________.

Interest in non-fiction starter:

I chose the non-fiction book _________________________(title) because

___________________________________________________________________________________________.

Response Rubric Score (Put a star next to the score you feel you've earned. Final score will be circled by teach-

er.)

Reading Log includes: the date, the amount of time read and parent initials. Reading Log is clearly and neat-

ly handwritten or typed. There are no errors in spelling and punctuations. Entry is thoroughly and completely

done and student has used a response template starter.

Reading Log is missing parent initials, but has date and time read. Reading Log is clearly written. There are

one to two errors in spelling and punctuation. Entry is well explained and student has used the response

template starter.

Reading Log is missing date/time and or parent initials. Reading Log is not written neatly. Three to four er-

rors in spelling or punctuation. Responses are dull and paragraph is not cohesive. The response template

starter is used minimally.

Work was not done following directions. Very little effort was used.

Log is blank.

Teacher comments:

___________________________________________________________________________________________

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