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My Reaction:

• The events from today’s reading remind me o a time when I . . .

• I am confused about _________ because . . .

• While I was reading today, the book made me think of _________. This is

interesting because . . .

• As I was reading today, I felt _________. I felt _________. I think this was

because . . .

Predictions:

• After today’s reading, I predict that . . .

• I had predicted that _______. What happened was . . .

Compare and Contrast:

• The story I am reading is similar to _________ because . . . (have at least 2

examples from the book to support your claim)

• The story I am reading is very different from _______ because . . . (have at

least 2 examples from the book to support your claim)

• The characters _________ and _________ are similar because . . . (have at

least 2 examples from the book to support your claim)

• The characters ________ and _________ are different because . . . (have at

least 2 examples from the book to support your claim)

Setting/Tone:

• As I was reading, I noticed that this story is taking place in/at ________. This

is important to the story because . . . Otherwise, . . .

• The tone of this book right now is ________. Some words/evidence that the

author uses to show this are _____, _____, and _____.

Imagery and Figurative Language:

• During today’s reading, I found the following 5 strong verbs . . . (use 2 of the

strong verbs in original sentences created by you)

• During today’s reading, I found the following 5 descriptive adjectives . . . (use 2 of

the descriptive adjectives in original sentences created by you)

• My favorite line from today’s reading was “_________.” I liked it because . . .

• I found the following example of a metaphor: “ ___________.” This metaphor is

comparing _______.

• I found the following example of a simile: “___________.” This simile is

comparing _______.

Finishing a Book:

• I thought the ending of this book was _________ because _________.

• If I could change the ending of this book, it would end with . . .

• My favorite part of this book was __________ because . . .

• After reading this book, I would like to read other books by ______ because . . .

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