Reader Response Journal: Set Up Instructions



Name: __________________________ Date: _____________ Advisory: _____

Reading 7

Introduction to Monday Funday

This year, we will be reading many novels that are fun and exciting. However, I know that each of you has interests in different types of genres, characters, and story-lines. So, we will have a “Monday Funday” where you will get to choose the book or story to practice the skill (or skills) we have focused on in class.

Expectations:

o I may start with a mini lesson for 10 minutes then the rest of the time is yours (I might pull a group of 3-4 students or work one-on-one with you)

o When we do our independent reading, you will need to read silently without talking to the person next to you or to anyone else. The room is completely quiet so that you and your classmates can do your best thinking.

o When I am talking to a reader, I will be sure to whisper. So will the reader I’m talking with, so that we will not interrupt anyone’s thinking.

o Each day you MUST have an SSR book and your Reader’s Response Journal (your notebook).

o With your SSR book, you will practice the skill we have worked on the prior week or day. To start, you will write at least a page for your response.

What Does a Great Response Look Like?

o Uses your book to collect several supporting details from the text.

o Follows the journal entry guidelines carefully.

o Makes inferences using story details (does not just state what’s obvious).

o Uses the correct heading on page.

What If I Have a Question During Independent Work Time?

1. Pause and think for a minute. Try to solve the problem on your own. Reread the class posters that list reading strategies that we have learned.

2. Ask the person next to you for help.

3. If none of the above works, raise your hand and turn to another task until Mrs. Stern is free to help (for example: make notecards for our vocabulary words).

Reader Response Journal: Set Up Instructions

Step 1: The VERY FIRST PAGE of your notebook (opposite the inside front cover) will be the Title Page. On this page, please write “Reader Response Notebook” and your first and last name.

Step 2: Turn to the second page of your notebook (opposite the backside of your title page). This will begin your Table of Contents. Write “Table of Contents” across the top of this page.

Step 3: At the top of the next five pages (front and back) continue to write “Table of Contents”

Step 4: Turn back to the first page of your Table of Contents. On the second line of each of the pages of the Table of Contents, write the categories listed below just AS THEY APPEAR.

Page # Title: Date:

Step 5: At the top of the seventh page of your notebook, in the upper right corner of this page (opposite the back of the last page of your Table of Contents) write the number “1”.

Step 6: Turn the page. In the upper left corner (on the back of page 1) write the number “2”.

Step 7: Continue to number the pages of your notebook (front and back) until you reach the last page.

Step 8: Give yourself a pat on the back! You have successfully set up your Reader Response Notebook!

Reading Response Prompts for SSR

Author’s Purpose

1. _______________ is the author’s way of saying…

2. The author makes it seem like…

3. The author gives the impression that…

4. The author wants to tell the reader…

5. ____________ makes me imagine that…

6. The author wants me to think…

7. If I could meet the author, I would tell him/her…

8. The author builds tension in the story by…

9. The author uses these words _______________ to create the effect of…

Cause & Effect

1. One thing that caused the main character to act like ___________ was…

2. As a result of _________, this happened…

3. One cause-and-effect relationship I read about today was…

4. What would happen if…?

5. The cause of (name)’s problems are…

6. One effect that reading this book has had on me is…

7. Something I didn’t think was possible was…

8. One thing that causes ______ is…

9. One effect of the character _________’s actions are…

10. The author uses these words _______________ to create the effect of…

11. I would have reacted like ____________ because…

12. If ______________ had acted differently then…

13. If the book was relocated to ________________, then…

14. Since this happened, ______________, I bet the next thing that happens will be…

Character

1. The main character of my book, _______, is similar to me because…

2. _______ is my least favorite character because…

Character (continued)

3. Select and important quote from the story (one to three sentences), explain how you connected to the quote, and show how the quote relates to a character in the text.

4. Summarize and evaluate two or three decisions the main character made.

5. Select three key events and show how each provided an understanding of a character’s personality.

6. Identify the main character, list several problems he/she faces, and explain how the problem was solved. If the problem wasn’t solved, explain why and tell how you might have solved it.

7. I would describe the main character of my book as…

8. This character ________ is like _______ because…

9. One thing that caused the main character to act like ___________ was…

10. One complex emotion that (name) is feeling is ____ because…

11. The cause of (name)’s problems are…

12. I would like to meet ____________ from my book because…

13. I would choose __________’s side in the story because…

14. _____________’s feelings have changed about…

15. If I could be one character in this book, it would be ________ because…

16. The main character is feeling…

17. In a movie version of the book, ______________ should play the main character because…

18. In a movie version of the book, ______________ should play the villain because…

19. _____________ is the most important character to me because…

20. If I could be friends with one character from this book, it would be ________ because…

21. I wish _____________ were a member of my family because…

Character (continued)

22. I would have reacted like ____________ because…

23. If ______________ had acted differently then…

24. _____________ acted inappropriately when…

25. I know someone like _____________...

26. _______________ is important to the main character because…

27. _____________ (would/wouldn’t) fit into this class because…

28. If ___________ could have one superpower, it would be ______ because…

29. The perfect gift for _____________ would be…

30. Create a correspondence between one of the characters in this novel and a character from one of the other pieces of literature that we read this year.

Clarifying

1. Are you puzzled or confused about anything in the story? What is it that confuses you, and why do you find it confusing? (Monitor and Clarify)

2. If you could ask any character a question, what would you ask? If you could ask the author a question, what might that be? Explain why you chose these questions. (Asking and answering questions)

3. Why do you think the author wrote this story? Where did he or she get the idea or the characters? What message do you think that the author is trying to share? (Author’s purpose)

4. What about this story, poem, or play stands out in my mind? What in my background, values, needs, and interests makes me react that way? What specific passages in the work trigger that reaction? (Asking and Answering Questions)

5. Now I understand…

6. ___________ is confusing because…

7. I don’t get this part here ___________ because…

Compare & Contrast

1. At first I thought ________, but now I think…

2. This character ________ is like _______ because…

3. This story (is/is not) like real life because…

4. The setting of the book is like my own community because…

5. The setting of the book is different from my own community because…

Drawing Conclusions

1. _______ is my least favorite character because…

2. Something I’ve learned about life from reading this book is…

3. At first I thought ________, but now I think…

4. Something I didn’t think was possible was…

5. When I started the book I thought __________, however…

6. This book should win the Printz award because…

7. The best ending for the book would have been…

8. An alternative beginning for the story might be…

9. The funniest part of the book was when…

10. The most unusual part of the story is…

11. I was satisfied with the resolution of this book because…

12. My favorite line from the book is _____________ because…

Figurative Language

1. The mood of the section I read today was…

2. An important image from the story is…

Main Idea

1. The title of this book fits the information detailed because…

2. The main idea of the chapter/section I read today was…

3. One dominant idea that my book discusses is…

4. The main idea of my reading today was…

Main Idea (continued)

5. The moral of the story is…

6. Another good title for this book would be _________ because…

Making Inferences

1. What conflicts or problems do you think the characters will face? What qualities of your character (honest, loyal, cruel, dishonest, angry, vengeful) will affect how the character handles the problems and conflicts he or she encounters?

2. Something from my book that seems unrealistic is…

3. This part is really saying…

4. Some reasons other students might enjoy this book are…

5. _______________ is important to the main character because…

6. _____________ (would/wouldn’t) fit into this class because…

7. As you read today, what surprised you? Explain how this will affect the story or how it changed your thinking about the story.

Plot

1. If you could change the life or lives of a story character, to make their lives more like the lives of the characters in the book or story you are reading, whose lives would you change? How would you change their lives? Why did you pick these people or that person? How would this change impact the events in the story?

2. Select three key events and show how each provided an understanding of a character’s personality.

3. The main conflict in my reading today was…

4. I was really surprised when…

5. ______________ is the most important event so far in the book because…

6. In the middle of the story…

7. At the end of the reading today…

8. The climax of the story is when…

9. If this book had a sequel, it would be about…

Plot (continued)

10. An important turning point in the story is when…

11. I was satisfied with the resolution of this book because…

Predicting

1. If I were the author, the next event I would write is…

2. One clue about what will happen next is…

3. I think that in the end…

4. Since this happened, ______________, I bet the next thing that happens will be…

5. When you wish to learn when you read again tomorrow; what do you hope will happen in the story or to the characters? Why do you wish for that to happen?

6. Now that you are this far into the story, what do you look forward to learning next? What events from the story lead you to believe that this/these events will happen?

Problem & Solution

1. Identify the main character, list several problems he/she faces, and explain how the problem was solved. If the problem wasn’t solved, explain why and tell how you might have solved it.

2. Select and important quote from the story (one to three sentences), explain how you connected to the quote, and show how the quote relates to a conflict in the text.

3. One problem I have read about in my book is…

4. The main conflict in my reading today was…

5. I would choose __________’s side in the story because…

6. The most exciting part was when…

Questioning

1. After reading today, I wonder…

2. ___________ is confusing because…

3. What would happen if…?

Read for Detail

1. One specific detail about the setting in this part of the book is…

2. One specific detail that I learned in my reading today is…

3. One complex idea that I read about today is…

4. This book has made me conscious of __________ because…

5. An important object in the book is…

Setting

1. One specific detail about the setting in this part of the book is…

2. The setting of the book is important to the story because…

3. If the book was relocated to ________________, then…

4. The setting of the book is like my own community because…

5. If you were to put this story into your own life, in the area where you live, around the people and friends that you know, how would the story have to change? How would the people change? Would the setting have to change? Why would these changes have to take place?

6. The setting of the book is different from my own community because…

7. If you could change the setting in this story to another setting, what setting would you choose? Would you change just the time period? Or would you change the place, the season, the actual environment-one of poverty, riches, or middle class America? Why would you make those changes?

Summarizing

1. Another good title for this book would be _________ because…

Text-to-Text

1. This reminds me of…

2. This story is similar to something else I’ve read because…

3. Does this story or its characters remind you of another story you have read? Does it remind you of a movie? How are they alike? How are they different?

Text-to-World

1. Something I’ve learned about life from reading this book is…

2. This reminds me of…

3. Some reasons other students might enjoy this book are…

4. You should buy this book because…

5. This story (is/is not) like real life because…

6. The setting of the book is like my own community because…

7. The setting of the book is different from my own community because…

Theme

1. Select and important quote from the story (one to three sentences), explain how you connected to the quote, and show how the quote relates to a theme in the text.

2. The dominant theme of my book is…

3. An important theme in my book is…

4. A song that would go on a soundtrack for this book is ___________ because…

5. The moral of the story is…

6. Another good title for this book would be _________ because…

Vocabulary

1. What words, phrases, statements does the author use that caught your attention? Why? How did they make you feel? What did they make you think?

2. Share the words and/or phrases that you have come across and do not understand. Describe why you listed them and what you think they mean.

3. Based on your reading today, write all of the words that are new to you. Then, write what you think each word means using the sentence the word is in to find clues.

Non-fiction

Monitor and Clarify

1. What did you learn today as you read that you did not know before? What surprised you? Explain why it surprised you? (General comprehension, evaluation)

2. What is the main idea of what you read today? Write at least 3 details that support that this is the main idea of the reading. (Main idea and Supporting details)

3. What is the most important idea, concept, or detail that the author wants you to know? Explain your answer. (Main idea)

4. Were there any photographs, illustrations, charts, graphs, or diagrams that were important? Select two or three and show what you learned from them and explain why you believe each one was important. (Text features, comprehension)

5. Does the author try to persuade you in any way? How? Provide evidence from the text? (Persuasion, Evaluation, Confirming details)

6. Non-fiction text can include both opinions and facts. List at least 2 opinions and explain how you know they are opinions. List at least 2 facts and explain how you know they are facts. (Fact and opinion)

7. How do statistics and data support the author's perspective? Give at least 2 examples of data or statistics that support the author’s perspective and explain how they provide support. (Evaluation, Identify facts, Author’s credibility)

Asking and Answering Questions

8. As you read today, were any questions that you had answered by what you read? List the questions that you had and the answers that you came up with from the reading. Are you satisfied with what you learned, with these answers? Why or why not? (Ask and Answer Questions)

9. Where do you think you can find more information about the topic you are reading about? Explain your answer.

10. What information from the text do you question, or think might not be correct? What makes you question this information? How might you check it out? (Evaluation, Answering questions)

11. What information surprised you from your reading today? Why did this information surprise you?

Synthesis and Evaluation

12. Did you come across a problem in your reading that you had not considered before? What was the problem? Could you solve it? How? (Problem Solving)

13. What techniques does the author use to make this information easy to understand? Give at least 2 techniques and describe why each technique makes the information more accessible to you as you read. (Text features, Author’s purpose)

14. Did the book read like a story, a newspaper article, a report, something else? Give examples. (General Nonfiction)

Making Connections

15. Are any of the real life situations or people that you read about in your material for today similar to situations that you have experienced before in life? How were they similar? How were they different? (Text to Self, Compare and Contrast)

16. What new information did you learn? How can you apply this information to an issue or problem in today's world? (Text to World)

Vocabulary

17. Sometimes when we read, certain words or phrases or images stand out. Maybe they are words or phrases that make an impression because of their sound, or maybe the meaning or image they make strikes us? Share those that you have come across and describe why you listed them. (Visualization, Vocabulary)

18. Sometimes we find words or expressions we just do not understand. Share those words and/or phrases that you have come across and describe why you listed them. (Identifying and Clarifying new vocabulary)

19. Sometimes we come across words that we have never seen before while we are reading. Based on your reading today, write all of the words that are new to you. Then, write what you think each word means using the sentence the word is in to find clues. (Vocabulary in Context)

20. What words, phrases, statements does the author use that caught your attention? Why? How did they make you feel? What did they make you think? (General vocabulary)

Conversation Starters

• This book will/will not be relevant 30-years from now, because…

• I would love to ask the main character if s/he…

• The major life lesson that I have taken from this book is…

• If I were a teacher, the question I would ask my students to write for an essay is…

• The specific details that created the setting for me were…

• I would give this book the alternate title of…because…

• The passage from the book/chapter that stood out to me most was….

• The character I like most/least is…

• What I liked most/least about the writer’s style is…

• What I liked most/least about the writer’s craft is…

• Before I read this book, I did not know…

• As a result of reading this book, I have changed my point of view about…

• This story/character/setting/problem reminds me of…

• My parent(s) would/would not permit me to invite the protagonist to my birthday party because…

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