I will be attaching the reading logs that are done on a weekly basis here. Please have this printed out and submitted on the due date with their answers.
Weekly Reading Log
Beginning the Week of: ______________ Due on: ________
Book Title Number of minutes read
(At least 30 min/day)
Mon. _________________________ __________
Tue. _________________________ __________
Wed. _________________________ __________
Thu. _________________________ __________
Fri. __________________________ __________
Weekly Goal = 150 minutes Weekly Total:_________
Student Signature:_______________ Parent Signature:___________________
On three days each week, pick a question from the box below and answer it using complete sentences in your Reading Journal. You may not use the same question more than once each week!
- What is the setting in your story? Describe it. Use specific details from the text.
- Think about the setting of the story. How does the setting effect how the character thinks or acts? What would happen if the setting were changed?
- Who is the main character? Describe him or her. Use specific details from the text. (Remember to use the character’s thoughts, words, or actions).
- Is there a problem in the story? What is it? How was it solved?
- What advice would you give a particular character? Why?
- In what ways are you like any of the characters in the book? Explain.
- If you had been the main character in the story, would you have acted differently? Why or why not?
- Summarize the chapter that you read. What were the most important events? Did you learn anything new about the characters?
- Pretend you are interviewing one of the characters in the story. What two questions would you ask them, and what would their answers be?
- What do you think will happen next?
- Were you able to make any inferences while you were reading? Tell what they were and explain what text evidence and what background knowledge you used to make the inference.
- What is the theme of the story? What did the author want to teach you? How do you know?