1. Reading Log #1 - Predictions
Write in complete sentences:
Wonder what will happen next. Try to figure out what will happen next in the story.
Try to make both short term and long term predictions.
What complications will occur to make things worse?
How will the conflict get resolved?
What will the character(s) say or do?
Will the setting change?
Try to predict how the book will end.

2. Reading Log #2 - Questions
Write in complete sentences.
Write down what confuses you.
Ask about situations or statements that you don’t understand or that don’t make sense.
Ask questions about what is happening.
Questions people’s reasons for doing things.
Explore (determine) reasons for what is going on in the story.
Try to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words.

3. Reading Log #2 - Questions
Common questions good readers ask themselves as they read:
What do I understand so far?
What is the author saying here?
What is the author doing here?
What is the purpose of this section?
What do I agree/disagree with?
If you don’t pay attention to what you don’t know, you can’t fix it. Remember to: “check yourself before you wreck yourself”. 

4. Reading Log #3 - Connections
Connect - Relate the story to people or experiences in your own life. Write in complete sentences.
How does this relate to me?
Describe similarities between what you are reading and what you have experienced.
Explore the ways this book makes you think and feel.
How do the ideas in this text relate to ideas in other texts?
Describe similarities between what you are reading and what you have heard about or read about. Think about poems, plays, music, tv shows, other stories or books, etc.
How does this relate to the world?

5. Reading Log #4 - Summarize
State what the text is about.
What is the main idea? Main point or argument?
What is essential or important to retell?
Details? Ideas? Information? Words – terms, vocabulary, etc.?
Retell the key plot points.
What happened?
Who was involved?
What was the outcome?
Why did this happen?

6. Reading Log #5 - Visualizing
Picture the story in your mind: the setting, conflict and characters. “See” the scene and observe key details. Now draw what you picture in your mind on the paper.
Write a few sentences explaining what the picture is about and why you chose to draw this particular scene, character, idea or concept.
When practicing visualization, ask yourself:
What does this look like?
How can I draw this concept or idea?
What picture, image or symbol best represent this idea or concept?

7. Reading Log #6 – Respond Write or “speak” back to the text.
You can respond to:
interesting ideas
author’s claims
facts or data
emotional arguments
wild statements
Please use complete sentences and push yourself to fill all of the lines in the reading log.

8. Reading Log #6?? – Style
Copy a textual example from your book that you think is an example of good writing. Be sure to correctly cite the example.
Write a few sentences explaining why you think that textual example is an example of good writing.

9. Reading Log #7 – Conflict
What are the main conflicts for this section of the book? For the book overall?
Are the conflicts internal or external?
What type of internal or external conflicts are the problems?
How do you think the conflicts will be resolved?

10. Reading Log #8 – Characterization
Who are the main characters for this section for the book? Protagonist? Antagonist?
Describe the main character’s personality (direct characterization).
Describe how the author uses indirect characterizations to create the main character’s personality.
Who are some of the flat, round, dynamic or static characters? Describe how you know they are that type of character.
Are there any foils in your reading? Who are they and how do they work as foils?

11. Reading Log #9 – Setting Identify all three parts of the setting.
What mood or atmosphere does the setting create as an emotional response in the reader?
What imagery/sensory detail does the author use to create mood?
What does the setting reveal about the characters?
How does the setting contribute to the conflict?
What could the setting be a symbol for?

12. Reading Log #10 – Point of View
Identify the point of view of the book. Is it written in 1st , 2nd or 3rd?
What type of 1st or 3rd person point of view is the book written in?
If your book changes point of view or perspectives, describe how they change.
What is the effect or purpose of the point of view for this section of the book?

13. Reading Log #11 – Symbolism
Symbolism – when an object represents itself AND an idea more important than itself.
What symbols do you notice in this section of the book? In the book overall?
What do the symbols represent?
Why do you think the author chose to use that symbolism? What was the purpose or effect the author was trying to achieve?

14. Reading Log #12 – Tone = What is the subject of the book? +
What is the author’s attitude toward the subject?
What is the author’s attitude toward the reader/audience? =
What is the tone of the book?

15. Reading Log #13– Theme
What could be two possible themes of the book you are reading? Challenge yourself to write themes using two different subjects.
(If you just started your book and it is too early to tell, use the last book you finished, instead).
Explain how you figured out what the themes for your book are.

16. Reading Log #14 – Student Choice
Visualizing or Summarizing The whole class must agree.

17. Personal Reading Log Entry #15 Character Response
Talk to a character (s)in your book. Ask the character a question, yell at her, advise him, congratulate her, or beg him/her/them to change write what you think the character needs.
Explain why you chose that particular message and why you chose to deliver it that way.
Tone - We adapt our diction (word choice) and syntax (sentence structure) in order to effectively communicate our ideas in writing.

18. Personal Reading Log Entry #16 Characterization x2
Please be sure to label your entry.
Describe the main character’s personality (direct characterization).
Describe how the author uses the eight types of indirect characterization to create the main character’s personality.

19. Personal Reading Log Entry #17 Setting x2
Please be sure to label your entry.
Identify all three parts of the setting.
What mood or atmosphere does the setting create as an emotional response in the reader?
What imagery/sensory detail does the author use to create mood?

20. Personal Reading Log Entry #18 Point of View x2
Please be sure to label your entry.
Identify the point of view of the book. Is it written in 1st , 2nd or 3rd?
What type of 1st or 3rd person point of view is the book written in?
What is the effect or purpose of the point of view for this section of the book?

22. Reading Log #12 Symbolism & Imagery:
What symbols do you notice in this section of the book?
What do the symbols represent?
What sensory details/imagery (5 senses) do you notice?
What effect is the author trying to create using these images?
Please use textual examples, correctly cited.

23. Reading Log #13 Tone and Theme:
What is the tone of this section of the book? (What is the author’s attitude toward the subject of the book and toward the audience?)
How is the tone revealed by the words the author chooses?
What are possible themes for this section of the book? For the book overall?