Dear
Parents/Students:
This week, we will
be starting a new phase of our language arts curriculum: journal writing. These journals will be used
to write about the many things you are reading outside of class time. Additionally, you can use these journals as a
tool to apply the skills and the knowledge you are learning in class to your
own reading and writing. Here is how it
will work:
1.
Each
night you are required to read 20 minutes.
Sometimes this is assigned reading (such as in Health, Science or Social
Studies) and other times it is free choice reading. Regardless of the book selection, you should
by now be reading 20 minutes every night of the week including weekends!
2.
Twice
a week, on any nights you want, you will be asked to make a journal entry based
on what you have been reading at home.
These entries should be at least one page long, skipping lines. They should contain thoughtful and complete
sentences that answer at least one or more of the journal prompt questions
already provided or those included in the chart on the back of this sheet.
3.
Twice
a week, I will collect a portion of our class journals to read and review. Your work will be graded based on neatness,
completeness, and thoughtfulness. Prompt
questions will be updated about once a month.
You may also choose to write to me about your own question or idea. Try to select a new question each time you
write.
4.
These
journal entries should be your own, best work.
You should try to apply rules of grammar and spelling that we are learning
in the classroom. You will not lose
credit for sharing thoughtful comments that may be wrong as this is YOUR
journal and it should contain YOUR true thoughts. You will, however, lose points for work that
is not your best work. At this stage,
you should all be able to complete this assignment with little stress. My goal is that this will become something
enjoyable for you to do each week as well as enjoyable for me to read each
week.
5.
I will
post a schedule of what journals I will be collecting each week. Be sure your journal is with you on that day
to turn in for my review. Even if your
journal is not being collected, you must still complete TWO entries per
week. Good luck and have fun!!
Ms. Coffman ☺
Reader’s
Response Journals
January
28, 2013
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Strategy One:
Visualizing
What
pictures did you have in your head as you were reading? Describe one or more.
Does
your book have illustrations? Do these
add to your understanding? Why or why
not?
What
is your favorite illustration? Why did
you choose it?
Could
you picture what was happening when there was no illustration? Explain.
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Strategy Two: Making
Connections
How
did the story make you feel? What
emotions did you experience? Explain.
Did
you share a common experience with a character in the book? What was it?
Do
any of the characters remind you of someone in your life? Who?
Why?
How
is this story like another story that you know? How are these stories alike? How are they different?
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Strategy Three:
Questioning
What
questions did you have as you looked at the book title or cover? List them; were they answered as you
started to read?
What
questions did you have as you were reading?
List them; were they answered?
If
you were a character in the book, what questions would you have for another
character?
What
surprised by any of the answers to your questions? What question are you most eager to answer
as you come close to the end of the story?
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Other: Story Elements
Who
is the most interesting character?
Why?
Where
and when does the story take place? Is
the setting of the story important?
Why or why not?
Who
is telling or narrating the story? Is
it one of the characters in the book?
How
did the story end? Were you able to
predict the ending? What clues did you
have or what clues were missing?
Why
do you think the author wanted to write this story? What was his or her purpose?
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