Interactive Reading Log- Of Mice and Men
Name: _____________________________________
Ms. Hansen, English 9
Period: __________
Due Date: _______________________
Pgs. 1 - 16
Pgs. 17 - 24
Pgs. 25 - 37
Pgs. 38 - 49
Pgs. 50 - 62
Pgs. 63 - 65
Define bindle:
Define morose:
Give a synonym for
apprehensive:
Define rheumatism:
Define barley:
Give a synonym for
solemnly:
Why does George
have to take care of
Lennie?
Give a synonym for
stake as it is used in
context.
Identify who
Curley is and
describe him.
Why did George and
Lennie have to leave
Weed?
Why is George
receptive to Candy’s
request to live with
him and Lennie?
Who are the men
arguing about before
the fight begins?
Where does George
tell Lennie to hide if
they run into trouble?
Why doesn’t George
want Lennie to talk to
the boss?
Why does Curley’s
wife want to know
where her husband
is?
What does Candy’s
dog symbolize?
What does Candy
confess to George
about his dog?
How does Slim
convince Curley not
to tell what happened
to his hand?
Response
What have I learned about the protagonist (main character),
What is the rhyme scheme? Substitute a few of the rhyming words.
the antagonist (opposes the main character), or a secondary character?
Can you make it better? Funny? Sad?
Where is the story/novel/poem set? Is the setting important? Why?
Who is the narrator? Who is the narrator talking to?
If the climax was reached in what I read, what happened?
How do you know it’s the turning point?
Examine the words for negative/positive connotations. List them and their
meanings.
What do I know or want to know about the main character?
List similes/metaphors and their meanings.
What questions do I have about what is happening?
How can I get the answers?
In your own words, tell what the poem is about.
Newspapers/magazines/websites
Predict what might happen in what you’ll read tomorrow.
Was my prediction accurate? How do I feel about what happened?
What did you learn from this article? What more do you want to know?
Where will you find that information?
Has anything like this happened to me?
Predict what will happen next. Was your previous prediction correct?
Have you read a book/seen a movie with a similar plot? Which one
is better? Why?
Did the subject make the right decision? Why or why not? What would
you do differently?
(Political article) Would you vote for this candidate? Why or why not?
Links (more on my website)
Poetry http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180
What was the main emotion of this section? How did
the author make me feel that way?
List similes/metaphors or other literary devices from this reading.
101 Great Books for College-Bound Readers
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Is a particular character believable? Why or why not?
(At the end) Would I recommend this book to a friend?
Why or why not?
20 Great American Short Stories (complete versions)
http://www.americanliterature.com/SS/SSINDX.HTML
News sites pe.com latimes.com nytimes.com bbc.co.uk