Reading Log
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fiction 1
Week of __/__/__
Book Title and Author
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I am on page ________ I will be to page _______ by ____/____/_____ (2 weeks)
This story is about ____________________________ (who).
It is set in ________________________________(time/place)
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In summary, the situation is _____________________________
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I predict . . . I hope . . . I wonder . . . (chose one idea to complete.)
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I relate to this story because___________________________
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This story is being told by ________________ (name/narrator)
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A scene from the book ______________________________
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I believe the author created a feeling of __________________
I know because the author wrote “ _______________________
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(what is the event?)
By using the words “ _________________________________
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One sentence summary: _____________________
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Reading Log
fiction 2
A secondary character is _____________________________.
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They are important to the story because __________________
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This character is an antagonist to the main character yes
no
(circle one)
I believe this because the author wrote “ __________________
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I believe the theme of the story is _______________________
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I think that because _________________________________
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A funny
thought this
book made
you think.
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One new or interesting word in the book is ________________
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A scene from the book ______________________________
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It was in the sentence, “ ______________________________
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It means __________________________________________
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(what is the event?)
I believe _______________
(who) is _____________(character trait)
I think this because (describe action or quote the words the author used to convey that
idea to you)
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I rate this book
Total pages read
I met my goal! yes/no
Reading Log
Name:
non-fiction 1
Week of __/__/__
Book Title and Author
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I am on page ________ I will be to page _______ by ____/____/_____ (2 weeks)
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The topic of this book is _____________________________
Does it have an index? yes / no (circle one)
Does it have a glossary? yes / no
Does the author use captions to help the reader? yes / no
From this book I hope to learn . . .
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Where could you find this book in the public
library? call number & category
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What was the author’s purpose in writing this book?
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What new topic are you wondering about thanks to this
book? ______________________________________
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Is this book about facts or events? ____________________
Explain something you learned from the book using the organizer.
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causes
Fact or Event
effects
How are the paragraphs in this book organized? ____________
(Cause/Effect, Problem/Solution, Compare/Contrast, Descriptive, Sequence)
Copy a transitional sentence of text and circle the transition words.
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Draw and label an image from the book ____________________
(what is the image?)
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Reading Log
non-fiction 2
How does this new information fit with things you already knew?
I already knew . . . but, now I also know . . .
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Restate a fact you read tonight in your own words.
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Name three people you can share this fact with tomorrow.
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What job might require you to know all about this topic?
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What would your college major be in if you wanted to study this topic?
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One new or interesting word in the book is ________________
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Second new or interesting word in the book is _______________
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It was in the sentence, “ ______________________________
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It means __________________________________________
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It was in the sentence, “ ______________________________
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It means __________________________________________
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What area of the
world was discussed?
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I rate this book
Total pages read
I met my goal! yes/no