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Overview

• Each day for homework, you will need to read for a minimum of 30 minutes

• When you are done reading you will need to write a response.

• Use the Response Starters below to guide your writing.

• Throughout the year, use a variety of Response Starters. Don’t get stuck in a rut,

writing the same thing each night.

• Responses should thoroughly express your ideas about and understanding of the

book you are reading.

• Your Independent Reading Log will be used toward your final Reading Grade EACH

marking period.

IRL Response Starters

Starting a New Book:

• I chose this book because . . .

• So far, this book started off . . . I think I will enjoy it because . . . or I am not

sure how much I will like this book because . . . (have at least 2 examples from

the book to support your claim)

Title/Cover:

• ___________ is a __________ title for this book because . . .

• A better title for this book would have been _________. This would be a much

better title because . . . (have at least 2 examples from the book to support your

claim)

• The cover of the book includes . . . In the book the images represent . . .

Plot:

• A conflict (problem) from today’s reading was . . . It was resolved by . . . or I think

it will be resolved by . . .

• When _____ happened, it caused _____ to happen.

• In today’s reading the following important events occurred . . .

Characters:

• The character, _______, possesses the following character trait(s). Some

examples from the story that support this include . . .

• The character, ______, said, “_______________.” Proving that he/she

possesses the following character trait of __________.

• I can relate to the character, _________ because . . . (have at least 2 examples

from the book to support your claim)

_______ is my favorite character in this book because . . . (have at least 2

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examples from the book to support your claim)

• _______ is my least favorite character in this book because . . . (have at least 2

examples from the book to support your claim)

Independent Reading Log