Literature 6 - Reading Log Page 2
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2DIRECTIONS: On a separate sheet of paper, choose one of the
If you could spend one day with a character, who would it be and
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following questions and write it at the top of your paper. Then
what would you do? Explain why you chose these activities for this
respond to the question in at least 10 sentences. Choose a new
particular character.
question each week.
How has the main character changed over the course of the story?
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What do you think is the cause of the change?
Questions/Prompts:
What was the best part of this book? Explain.
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Are there any parts you would change? Explain.
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Describe the problem/conflict of this book.
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How did you feel while reading this book? Why did you feel this way?
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Summarize the main events in this book.
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How did the author make you feel the way you did? Explain, thinking
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Who is your favorite or least favorite character? Why?
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about the language used, description of people and places, etc.
Do any of the characters remind you of yourself, a family member, or
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a friend? How?
Are there situations in the story where you would have acted
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differently than one of the characters? Describe what you would have
Goals for this Reading Response Assignment
done.
Compare and contrast two characters (in paragraph form, not lists or
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1. Express my ideas using mature, complete sentences.
venn diagrams). Include at least three important similarities and three
important differences.
Describe the setting (time and place). Does it remind you of
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2. Use details and examples from the story to help me explain
anywhere you are familiar with?
myself.
Describe the climax (the turning point of the story when the action
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reaches a critical point).
3. Demonstrate that I truly understand this story.
What do you like best about the story? The least? Why?
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Does this story remind you of other books you have read, movies you
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have seen, or experiences you have had? Describe the similarities.
4. Follow the directions without getting off-topic.
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
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If you could ask the author one question, what would it be? Why do
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you want to know this?
Why do you think the author chose to write this story?
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Scale:
What did the author do in order to “hook” the reader? Explain.
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What “pictures” does the author create in your mind? Describe
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100 = Exceeds expectations
them.
85 = Met Expectations
Have you learned anything interesting that you didn’t know before
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70 = Working Towards Expectations
reading this story? Explain.
50 = Significantly below Expecations
Write a letter to one of the characters giving him/her advice on how
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0 = Not accomplished
to handle a problem or situation he/she is facing.
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