Reading logs Several reading logs are included in this packet. The reading log is a great way to make reading assessment quick and painless while greatly improving student comprehension. When you make these reading logs a daily requirement, the students soon memorize the 15 items on the top of the page. As they read, they are thinking about which one to answer, in essence, making them active readers. Be sure to talk to them about this. Allow them choice with their texts, choice with their questions, and you will find growth in their comprehension.
Option Reading Log Weekly Reading Log Name PD Week start Pages read Date and title of what you read Read a minimum of 20 minutes 5 days/nights a week. Example: Touching Spirit Bear Mon 8/22 18-22 Respond to one of the following each time you read 1. Three things I learned are 6. The setting is important because 11. (Name a character) surprised me when 2. A really good description is 7. This reminds me of 12.(Name a literary device) was used in the line 3. The best part of this section was because 8. I predict will happen 13. These pages were interesting because 4. I want to know more about 9. These pages were boring because 14. The conflict in this section is. 5. I can relate to (name a character) because 10. The theme in this story is 15. Summarize what happened in this section 8. Because the island he is on is like a character in the story. It makes life difficult for him and the setting, the island, is what causes him to change. 5 pts per day X 5 days = / 25
Specific Questions Reading Log Weekly Reading Log Name PD Week start Pages Respond to the specific topic for each day. Use the back if necessary. read Date and title of what you read Read a minimum of 20 minutes 5 days/nights a week. Example: Touching Spirit Bear Mon 8/22 18-22 8. Because the island he is on is like a character in the story. It makes life difficult for him and the setting, the island, is what causes him to change. What is the author s tone in the part you read today? Explain why you think so. Name and give an example of figurative language that was used in what you read today. What is the author s purpose in the section you read today? (to create suspense, to provide info on the character, etc.) Use specific examples from the text. Create a reading comprehension question based on what you have read today and then answer the question. Provide three details (using concrete language) that provided you with a better understanding about something in the text. 5 pts per day X 5 days = / 25
When you read Ask questions of yourself, and the author. Realize when your focus has gone astray and get back on track. Reread. Do not rush through a word or section you don t get. Try to figure it out. Sunday Title and # of pages or time (at least 15 min/day) HOW do you read? 1. I was distracted by.. 2. I started to think about 3. I got stuck when 4. I was confused today because 5. I was focused today because 6. When I read today I realized that 7. I ll read better next time if Respond to WHAT you read. 1. Three things I learned are 2. The setting is important because 3. (Name a character) surprised me when 4. A really good description is 5. This reminds me of 6. (name a literary device) was used in the line 7. The best part of this section was because 8. I predict will happen 9. These pages were interesting because 10. I want to know more about 11. These pages were boring because 12. The conflict in this section is. 13. I can relate to (name a character) because 14. The theme in this story is 15. Summarize what happened in this section Evaluate your reading Excellent o Read the whole time (15 minutes) o Read actively o Understood what I read Successful o Read ALMOST the entire time o Tried to use strategies they helped a little o Understood most of what I read Inconsistent o Read only half the time o Used some strategies they didn t help o Understood some of what I read Unsuccessful o Read little or nothing o Did not read actively o Did not understand what I read Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Reading Log for Shakespearean Play Act and Scene(s) Question(s) from the teacher include line # s where applicable Language Devices: Make note of important puns, allusions, figurative language include line # s Comments-- include line # s where applicable Write question(s) or comment(s) you have about this scene so far. Clarification-- include line # s Words that are still confusing after list,notes, and context do not help Reflection: Your personal thoughts about the play.
Parent/Reflective Reading Log page 1 of 2 Reading Log Name Week start Date and description of what you read You are required to read an hour each day. Example: Touching Spirit Bear Monday in class Pages read Respond to one of the following each time you read 1. Three things I learned are 8. The setting is important because 2. (Name a character) surprised me when 9. A really good description is 3. This reminds me of 10.(name a literary device) was used in the line 4. The best part of this section was because 11. I predict will happen 5. These pages were interesting because 12. I want to know more about 6. These pages were boring because 13. The conflict in this section is. 7. I can relate to (name a character) because 14. The theme in this story is 15. Summarize what happened in this section 18-22 8. Because the island he is on is like a character in the story. It makes life difficult for him and the setting, the island, is what causes him to change. Unfamiliar words and pages found When you find a word you do not know, write it down here with the page number. Each week we will pick about 5 of those words to cover in class as your vocabulary words. Solitary p19 Parched p21 Monday at home Tuesday in class Tuesday at home Wednesday in class
Parent/Reflective Reading Log page 2 of 2 Wednesday at home Thursday in class Thursday at home Friday in class Saturday or Sunday (1 hr total) Start Monday: My reading goal this week is Finish Monday: I met Did not meet my reading goal. Changes in my reading habits/comprehension/speed, etc. GRADE Responses (10 x 7 pts each) = / 70 Unfamiliar words with page # = / 10 Responses to reading goals = / 10 Parent Signature = / 10 Parent signature: TOTAL POSSIBLE = / 100
Book Projects Worth50 points Interview a character from your book. Write at least ten questions that will give the character the opportunity to discuss his/her thoughts and feelings about his/her role in the story. Write a letter to the main character of your book asking questions, protesting a situation, and/or making a complaint and/or a suggestion. Use correct letter format. Make a mobile showing pictures or symbols of happenings in the book. Make a crossword puzzle using ideas, symbols, characters from the book. Need at least 25 entries. Write a one-sentence summary of each chapter and illustrate the sentence. Find a song or a poem that relates to the theme of your book. Explain the similarities. Make a time line of all the events in the book. Illustrate. Design a book jacket for the book. I STRONGLY suggest that you look at an actual book jacket before you attempt this. Create a collage/poster showing pictures or 3-d items that related to the book, and then write a sentence or two beside each one to show its significance. Prepare a book talk. Talk to the class about your book by saying a little about the author, explain who the characters are and explain enough about the beginning of the story so that everyone will understand what they are about to read. Finally, read an exciting, interesting, or amusing passage from your book. Stop reading at a moment that leaves the audience hanging and add "If you want to know more you'll have to read the book." Worth 75 points Write a diary/scrapbook that one of the story's main characters might have kept before, during, or after the book's events. Remember that the character's thoughts and feelings are very important in a diary. Also include memorabilia such as photos, magazine clippings, movie tickets, etc.(all relate to the text) Needs to be a minimum of 15 entries. Construct a diorama (three-dimensional scene which includes models of people, buildings, plants, and animals) of one of the main events of the book. Include a written description of the scene. Read a book that has been made into a movie. (Caution: it must have been a book FIRST. Books written from screenplays are not acceptable.) Write an essay comparing the movie version with the book. Read two books on the same subject and compare and contrast them. Gather a large collection of current events that reflect incidents that closely parallel those in your novel. Research and write a 1 page report on the geographical setting of your story. Include an explanation as to why this setting was important to the story. Make a test for the book you read. Include 10 truefalse, 10 multiple choice, and 10 short essay questions. After writing the test, provide the answers for your questions. Make a mini-dictionary of at least twenty new, difficult and/or unusual words and expressions from your book. If the author is still alive, write a letter explaining what you liked about the book. Ask any questions you would like answered. Worth 100 points Compare and contrast two characters in the story. Minimum 2 typed pages. Do an author study and read several books by the same author and then compare. Min 2 typed pages. Design an advertising campaign to promote the sale of the book you read. Include each of the following: a poster, a radio or TV commercial, a magazine or newspaper ad, a bumper sticker, and a button. Create a board game based on events and characters in the book you read. By playing your game, members of the class should learn what happened in the book. Your game must include the following: a game board, a rule sheet and clear directions, events and characters from the story. Read the same book as one of your classmates. The two of you make a video or do a live performance of MASTERPIECE BOOK REVIEW, a program which reviews books and interviews authors. Choose any topic from your book and write a 1-2 page research report on it. Include a one paragraph explanation as to how it applies to your book (not in the paper itself--on your "title page.") Create a newspaper for your book. Summarize the plot in one article, cover the weather in another, do a feature story on one of the more interesting characters in another. Include an editorial and a collection of ads that would be pertinent to the story. Rewrite the story for younger children in picture book form. Min 20 pages Create a comic-book summary of the book you read complete with bubble-style conversations and illustrations. Min 15 pages www.englishteachersfriend.com