Every time you read your chosen book, you are asked to keep track of your reading by completing an entry in your reading log. You are asked to complete a minimum of 15 reading log entries as you read your book.
Title of Book and Author’s Name:
Has your book been approved by your instructor?
You are going to be asked to submit your in progress reading log to your teacher when you are finished reading one-third of your book (by the end of Unit 3), two-thirds of your book (by the end of Unit 5), and when you are finished reading the whole book (by the end of Unit 7).
To find out how many pages are in the first one-third of your book, take the total number of pages and divide that number by 3. That’s how many pages you need to read by the end of Unit 3.
How many total pages does your book have?
I need to read up to page ________ by the end of Unit 3 (first one-third of the book).
I need to read up to page ________ by the end of Unit 5 (two-thirds of the book).
I need to read up to page ________ by the end of Unit 7 (whole book).
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You will choose ONE of the following questions to respond to for each entry of your reading log. You can choose to respond to any of the questions, but you must respond to each of the questions at least once. Your response for each log entry should be 3 to 5 sentences long (see the example entry in the first row of the reading log).
What connections can you make between things happening in the book and things happening in real life? Explain.
What do you predict will happen in the next part of the book? Why?
Do the characters/people in the book remind you of anyone you know? Explain.
What happened in the section you just read? (Write a short summary.)
What are you wondering about and what do you want to know?
Is there anything about the book you would change at this point? Explain.
What is your favourite part of the book so far? Why?
What is your least favourite part of the book so far? Why?
What reading strategies are you using while reading the book?