Reading Log
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Name: ____________________
Teacher & Period: ____________________
Reading Log
When you complete this log, continue on lined paper or another log
sheet until you have finished the book. All sections must be completed. (TIP: Divide book
pages by 12 and fill in page numbers ahead of time.)
Title of book: ________________________________________________
Total Page numbers of book ________ Author: _____________________
1. Pages read: _____to_____. Time spent reading: __________.
Who is this book about? Give two details about the main character.
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Describe the setting. (three to five sentences)
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2. Pages read: _____to_____. Time spent reading: __________.
In five sentences, describe the premise or central conflict (what’s the story about).
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3. Pages read: _____to_____. Time spent reading: __________.
Make a prediction about what you think will happen in the remainder of the
book and give an example from the text to explain why you think so.
I predict ______________________________________________________
I think this will happen because ____________________________________
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4. Pages read: _____to_____. Time spent reading: __________.
Write two questions with answers about the selection you read.
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Name: ____________________
Teacher & Period: ____________________
5. Pages read: _____to_____. Time spent reading: __________.
Summarize the selection you read.
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6. Pages read: _____to_____. Time spent reading: __________.
Identify anything you have not understood so far and write what you think it
may mean, even if you’re not sure. OR, write two questions with answers about
the selection you read.
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7. Pages read: _____to_____. Time spent reading: __________.
Using the format given, describe a supporting character (this means a
character other than the main character).
________________ is ___________________________________.
(Name of character)
(commentary phrase /adjective)
For example, _____________________________________________.
(give detail from text with page number).
(This shows that) _____________________________________________.
(This is important because) ______________________________________.
(As a result) __________________________________________________.
8. Pages read: _____to_____. Time spent reading: __________.
Summarize the selection you read.
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Name: ____________________
Teacher & Period: ____________________
9. Pages read: _____to_____. Time spent reading: __________.
Using the format given, describe what the main character has learned during
the course of the story.
________________ has learned ___________________________________.
(Name of character)
(commentary phrase)
For example, _____________________________________________.
(give detail from text with page number).
(This shows that) _____________________________________________.
(This is important because) ______________________________________.
(As a result) __________________________________________________.
10. Pages read: _____to_____. Time spent reading: __________.
Write two questions with answers about the selection you read.
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11. Pages read: _____to_____. Time spent reading: __________.
Make a connection between the book you are reading and another book or
something within the world you live (you must answer this question).
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12. Pages read: _____to_____. Time spent reading: __________.
Explain how the central conflict in the story has been resolved or how it is
being resolved.
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Name: ____________________
Teacher & Period: ____________________
13. Word Development
Find 5 words in the book that are unfamiliar to you, puzzling, or even just interesting
words that could use clarification. Write the sentence from the book that contains the
word. Write the dictionary definition of the word that fits the context of the sentence.
Give only that definition which applies to how the word is being used. Then use the
word correctly in a sentence of your own creation.
Page number: ________
Word: ______________ Sentence the word was used in: ________________________
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Definition: _____________________________________________________________
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Word used in a sentence: __________________________________________________
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Page number: ________
Word: ______________ Sentence the word was used in: ________________________
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Definition: _____________________________________________________________
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Word used in a sentence: __________________________________________________
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Page number: ________
Word: ______________ Sentence the word was used in: ________________________
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Definition: _____________________________________________________________
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Word used in a sentence: __________________________________________________
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Page number: ________
Word: ______________ Sentence the word was used in: ________________________
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Definition: _____________________________________________________________
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Word used in a sentence: __________________________________________________
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Page number: ________
Word: ______________ Sentence the word was used in: ________________________
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Definition: _____________________________________________________________
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Word used in a sentence: __________________________________________________
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Name: ____________________
Teacher & Period: ____________________
Requirements of Reading Log
1. Complete Reading Log
2. Create a quiz comprised of 20 questions for
your book (Also include answers to the
questions)
3. Write a book review about your book.
READING LOG DUE DATES
Reading Log #1 10/07
Reading Log #4 01/06
Reading Log #7 04/07
Reading Log #2 11/04
Reading Log #5 02/03
Reading Log #8 05/05
Reading Log #3 12/02
Reading Log #6 03/03
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Name: ____________________
Teacher & Period: ____________________
Rubric for Reading Log
Book: __________________________
Reading
Comprehension
Word
Development:
Uses word meanings
within the
appropriate context
and shows ability to
verify those
meanings by
definition,
restatement,
example,
comparison, or
contrast.
Student
Created Quiz
(Q & A)
Literary
Response
(analyze theme)
Neatness
Timeliness
Reading Log
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Author: __________________
1
Log has 0-7
sections
complete.
2
Log has 811 sections
complete.
3
Log has all
12 sections
complete.
4
Log has 13
sections
complete,
demonstrating
insight &
thought.
Completes
2 or less of
the required
word
sections.
Completes
3 – 4 of the
required
word
sections.
Completes
all 5
required
word
sections.
Completes all
required sections
and includes one
or two more words
from the text with
definitions and
sentences. This
can be done on
notebook paper
and stapled to R.L.
Less than
10
questions
and answers
Does not
analyze
theme,
characters
and plot
with
commentary
on
examples
from text.
10
Between
questions
11-20
and answers questions
and answers
Minimally
Effectively
analyzes
analyzes
theme,
theme,
characters
characters
and plot
and plot,
with
with
commentary appropriate
on specific
commentary
examples
on specific
from text.
examples
from text.
Log is kept Log is kept
in
in good
satisfactory condition.
condition.
Log is
unkempt
and not
written
neatly.
Log is late.
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Points
20 questions and
answers
Effectively
analyzes theme,
characters and
plot with
insightful
commentary on
specific
examples from
text.
Log is kept in
extraordinary
condition.
Log is on
time.
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