I would/would not like to live during A character that really changed in this time period/in this place the story was _____ because because… he/she … The author used _______ to I like/don’t like (character’s name) describe the setting… because… K. Plot: L. Language: I think a problem in this story is… I like the way the author described… I (character’s name) will try to _____ is a new word for me. I think solve this problem by… it might mean _____ because… An event that I think might happen An interesting (word, phrase, or next is… sentence) that I noticed … Another way this story could have _____ is one of my favorite ended is… passages because… Predict how the character might overcome an obstacle. *Record page numbers you noticed language! M. Author: N. Illustrator: I think the author wrote this book If I were the illustrator of this book I because… would change/draw… It’s interesting how the author… I could draw _______ as a symbol Something I noticed the author’s for _______ because… style… Illustrations would/wouldn’t make I’d like to read another book by this this story more interesting author because… because… I do/don’t like this author’s writing style because… O. Non-Fiction Prompts: P. Open ended Prompts: – Something that interests me about If I could change one part of the this topic is… selection, I would change _______ Something new I learned… because … I want to learn more about… I wish… Some questions I still have about Something that surprised me was… the topic… As I read this selection, I felt _____ The author made the topic because… interesting by…. I liked/didn’t like when ______ An illustration or picture that because… interested me the most was _____ My favorite part was when _____ because… because… Something I don’t understand… I noticed… I think the genre of this selection is _____ because…
I would/would not like to live during this time period/in this place because… The author used _______ to describe the setting… A character that really changed in the story was _____ because he/she … I like/don’t like (character’s name) because… K. Plot: I think a problem in this story is… I (character’s name) will try to solve this problem by… An event that I think might happen next is… Another way this story could have ended is… Predict how the character might overcome an obstacle. L. Language: I like the way the author described… _____ is a new word for me. I think it might mean _____ because… An interesting (word, phrase, or sentence) that I noticed … _____ is one of my favorite passages because… *Record page numbers you noticed language! M. Author: I think the author wrote this book because… It’s interesting how the author… Something I noticed the author’s style… I’d like to read another book by this author because… I do/don’t like this author’s writing style because… N. Illustrator: If I were the illustrator of this book I would change/draw… I could draw _______ as a symbol for _______ because… Illustrations would/wouldn’t make this story more interesting because… O. Non-Fiction Prompts: Something that interests me about this topic is… Something new I learned… I want to learn more about… Some questions I still have about the topic… The author made the topic interesting by…. An illustration or picture that interested me the most was _____ because… Something I don’t understand… P. Open – ended Prompts: If I could change one part of the selection, I would change _______ because … I wish… Something that surprised me was… As I read this selection, I felt _____ because… I liked/didn’t like when ______ because… My favorite part was when _____ because… I noticed… I think the genre of this selection is _____ because…
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