Reading Project Prompts
Mrs. Brown
Day 2: Based on seeing the cover, reading
the back, and starting your book
yesterday…
• On the front cover, with a marker, write
the title of your book (and underline it).
Also include the author name and your
name somewhere on the front cover.
• On the back cover, with a pen or pencil,
write down three questions you have
about your book.
• Write down five predictions you have for
your book.
My character,
__________________...
Needs
Should
Wants
Deserves
Loves
Faces
Dares
Must
Imagines
Has
Learns
Can
Refuses
Can’t
Wonders
Day 3
Day 4
• Following proper letter-writing form, write a letter to one of
the characters in the book (does not have to be the main
character).
• Consider the greeting you will use: “Dear,” “Hey, “Hello,” etc.
• Write at least three solid paragraphs asking your character
questions, discussing one of his/her actions, sharing your
thoughts and opinions about other characters or events, etc.
• Make sure you are detailed and invested in writing to your
character; I don’t want a boring letter about nothing
important. Finish with proper concluding statements as well,
and don’t forget to sign your name.
Day 5
• Today you should tell me how you relate to
your book. It might be to a certain character or
to an issue within your book. If it is fantasy or
sci-fi, perhaps it is about something in your
imagination.
• Be creative and think outside the box for this
one!
• Be detailed!
Day 6
• You are trying to drum up support for your book, and to do so,
you have been invited to do a radio ad for the local radio station.
Write an appropriate ad that could be performed on the radio to
interest listeners in your book. Make sure to discuss its intriguing
qualities while not giving away critical information about the plot,
action, and characters. Utilize what you know about suspense to
interest potential readers.
• Also, do you want to use the same language as the book? Do you
want to speak as a character in the book or as yourself? Make
sure to include several questions that will engage radio listeners
and interest them in your book! Also consider: How can you
begin your ad and grab listeners’ attention right away?
• Make this exciting and fun to read/hear!
Day 7
• What are you learning as you are reading
your book? What are the characters
teaching you? What are the themes of your
book that have valuable lessons? Reading
books can open your eyes to important
ideas, so what are you learning from yours??
• Write a Top 10 list of what you learned while
reading this book.
Day 8
• Write a detailed summary of your book, now
that you have finished it. Be complete about
including character details as well as notes
about conflict, theme, suspense, etc.
• After you have summarized, give me your
honest opinion about it. Then rate it out of 5
stars.