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Angel Girl Interactive Reading Log
READ the author’s note and write down all the words you do not know the meaning of.
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Discuss with your partner and see if they can help you with the meaning.
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Use a dictionary, thesaurus, or Spanish-English dictionary to help you.
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Add these words to your personal dictionary.
READ the first page silently. Then read out loud with your partner.
STOP after the first page and answer the following question. Why do you think
Herman’s mother tells him the time has come to be a man? I think Herman’s mother
tells him it is time to be a man
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Discuss your answers with your partner
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READ the second page silently and then read out loud with your partner.
STOP after the second page and answer the following question. Where do you think
Herman is going? I think Herman is going _______________________________
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Discuss your answers with your partner.
READ the third page silently and then out loud with your partner.
STOP after the third page and answer the following question. How is Herman feeling?
Herman is feeling ____________________________________. What words on this
page show you he is feeling that way?________________________________________
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Discuss your answer with your partner.
READ the fourth and fifth page silently and then out loud with your partner.
STOP after the fifth page and write down three or more questions you have about these
two pages.
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Share your questions with your partner.
READ the sixth page silently and then out loud with your partner.
STOP after the sixth page and compare and contrast your night with Herman’s night.
(Challenge)
At night, Herman is given ________________________.
At night, I am given ____________________________________________.
At night, Herman sleeps on a __________________________.
At night, I sleep on a ____________________________.
At night, Herman misses_____________________________________________.
At night, I miss______________________________________________________.
At night, Herman is ___________, _______________, ___________________, and
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At night, I am ____________________, ___________________,
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(Super Challenge: give them a blank venn diagram)
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Discuss your answer with your partner.
READ the seventh through the tenth page silently.
STOP after the tenth page and answer the following question. Why do you think the girl
is giving Herman food? I think she is giving him food because ____________________
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What “role” does the girl play?_______________________________________________
What do you think will happen next?__________________________________________
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Discuss your answer with your partner.
READ the rest of the book out loud with your partner.
STOP after you are finished and answer the following questions:
Why do you think the author wrote this book? I think the author wrote this book ______
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How do you feel after reading this book?
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The story is about _________________________________________________________
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(Super Challenge) In my opinion, the most significant idea in this story is ___________
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