English II (2006 – 07)

Name: _______________________________________________ HR _______

Directions For Daily Reading Response Journal Entries:

1. Each of your journal entries is to be approximately 75 to 100 words.

2. Define the 5 new vocabulary words you discovered in your daily

reading passages by using each word correctly in your response.

TITLE #1: _______________________________________ AUTHOR: __________________ PGS: ________

Day	Dates	Daily SSR Focus Questions For Narrative Fiction	15 Pgs Read	15 Pts Earned
TU	01/16/07	Summarize the first 15 pages of this book. Be sure to explain how the first three paragraphs reflect the actions of the protagonist and antagonist up to this point in the story. Include a description of at least two events that have happened in the story up to this point.
TH	01/18/07	Compare three direct events from your reading today to circumstances and events in your life. Explain in detail in what ways these events are both similar and different to the reality you experience every day?
TU	01/23/07	Explain in detail how at least two main characters are being affected by events in the story? Predict what you think the main characters might do next in the story based upon what you have learned about them this far into your reading. Be specific.
TH	01/25/07	Compose a letter as if you were the best friend of a main character and offer him/her advice about what they should or should not do to help themselves in the story? Use specific details from the story to make your letter believable.
TU	01/30/07	If you had been in the same situation as one of the main characters would you have acted or reacted differently to the events in the story? Explain how your actions would actually change the entire story up to this point in the book.
TH	02/01/07	Predict what will happen next in the story based upon the events up to this point in the story. What specific incidents up to this point in the story do you believe will most influence the future course of events?
MON	02/06/07	Identify at least two events from the story that totally surprised you. Why do you think the author didn’t want you to see these events “coming?” Do you think the story is better because the author was able to “surprise you?”
TH	02/08/07	Select one of the characters in your story, then detail and describe the traits or actions of this character in the story that fascinate you. Did the author intend this character to remind you of someone you admire? Be specific.
TU	02/13/07	Pick something one of the characters said that you think would summarize the theme of this book? In what context is this quote used and why do you think you selected this particular quote best expresses the theme of the entire book?
TH	02/15/07	What four recommendations would you make to someone else about why they should or should not read this book? Be sure to include the major turning points in the story as part of your recommendation.
Remember: Be sure each daily response has a “new title” and highlight the 5 new vocabulary words in your response.

TITLE #2: _______________________________________ AUTHOR: __________________ PGS: ________

Directions For Daily Reading Response Journal Entries:

1. Each of your journal entries is to be approximately 75 to 100 words.

2. Define the 5 new vocabulary words you discovered in your daily

reading passages by using each word correctly in your response.

Day	Dates	Daily SSR Focus Questions For Narrative Fiction	15 Pgs Read	15 Pts Earned
TU	02/20/05	What techniques and details does the author include in the first 15 pages of the book to make the story more believable? Did these descriptions actually make the story more or less believable? Why?
WED	02/21/07	Do any of the events in the book up to this point remind you of events in your own life? Use three direct examples from the reading to explain the actions from the book that you are comparing to events in your life.
TH	02/22/07	What major events have happened in the story up to this point that most influenced the actions of the main characters? Explain the purpose the writer in placing these events in the order in which they occur in the story.
TU	02/27/07	Identify at least two events from the story that totally surprised you. Why do you think the author didn’t want you to see these events “coming?” Do you think the story is better because the author was able to “surprise you?”
WED	02/28/07	Compare the believability of the plot in this book to another book you have read. Which characters and actions did you think were more believable? Offer at least two specific examples from each book that support your point of view.
TH	03/01/07	Do any of the events in the story up to this point remind you of events in your own life? Use three direct examples from the reading to explain the actions from the book that you are comparing to events in your life.
TU	03/06/07	If you could rewrite this book by including events in your own life, which two events do you think would most likely make the ending of the story better or worse? Why?
WED	03/07/07	Pick something one of the characters said that you think would summarize the theme of this book? In what context is this quote used and does this particular quote best express the theme of the entire book?
TH	03/08/07	Identify the character that is least “likeable” in the story and detail why the author intended for this character to be so dislikable. Would the story be changed if the character was made “more likeable?” Use details from the story.
FRI	03/12/07	What four recommendations would you make to someone else about why they should or should not read this book? Be sure to include the major turning points in the story as part of your recommendation.