Week # _____
Weekly Reading Log A
#4 – 3 Questions
#5 – Character 3-5 sentences each
(ask 3 open-ended questions)
(identify 2 characters & explain 2-3 LAST-O traits)
LAST-O = Looks, Actions, Speech, Thoughts, Others
Fiction / Nonfiction
Genre: _____________
Vocabulary (Identify 3 words you are unfamiliar with, write the pg #, and write down the dictionary definition)
Title
Response
&#
Author’s Purpose
Pg. # ______ Word: ______________ Def.: _________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
Pg. # ______ Word: ______________ Def.: _________________________________________________
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Pg. # ______ Word: ______________ Def.: _________________________________________________
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Response (you will only use 4 of the 5 listed below)
(#1 - #5: use a different response for each day’s reflection)
Third Person
Limited
pg _________ to
pg _________
Point of View
Third Person
Omniscient
pg _________ to
pg _________
First Person
pg _________ to
pg _________
pg _________ to
pg _________
Entertain
(2 of either, use complete
sentences) 2 sent each
Inform
#3 – Predict / Infer
(2- text-to-text, text-to-self, or
text-to-world) 3-5 sent each
Persuade
#2 – Connections
(3-5 complete sentences)
How do you know: ____________________________________
#1 – Summary
Week # ________
Weekly Reading Log B
Title: __________________________________________________________________________
Author: ___________________________________________ Pages Read: ________ to ________
Fiction / Nonfiction
Genre: _____________
Author’s Purpose
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Point of View
First Person
Third Person
Limited
Third Person
Omniscient
How do you know: _______________________________________________________________
The main idea of this week’s reading was _______________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
One important example of this is ______________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
Another significant example is ________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
A prediction or conclusion I can make is _________________________________________________________
_______________________________________ because ___________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
I can infer that the character, _________________________, is or will ________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
because the text says ________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________.
An interesting example of figurative language is ___________________________________________________
_________________________________, which means _____________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________.
Week # ________
Weekly Reading Log J
Date: _____________________
Pages Read: _________________
Title: ___________________________________________ Author: ________________________
Date: _____________________
Pages Read: _________________
Title: ___________________________________________ Author: ________________________
Date: _____________________
Pages Read: _________________
Title: ___________________________________________ Author: ________________________
Date: _____________________
Pages Read: _________________
Title: ___________________________________________ Author: ________________________
Choose one of the above readings as your focus novel of the week. Complete the following:
1. Focus novel for the week: _______________________________________________________________
2. Literary Elements: Identify the following literary elements for your focus novel of the week.
Fiction / Nonfiction
Genre: _____________
Author’s Purpose
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Point of View
First Person
Third Person
Limited
Third Person
Omniscient
How do you know: _______________________________________________________________
3. Summary: Write a summary about the focus novel. It should be a full paragraph of AT LEAST 5-7 sentences!
Be sure to include information about the characters, setting, conflicts, and main action of the plot. Punctuation,
spelling, and mechanics count. Check your work
__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Week #_______
Weekly Reading Log K – Icons of Depth & Complexity
How do you know: ____________________________________
Summarize this
section of the
story.
Point of View
What information
is missing,
unclear, or still not
known?
Third Person
Omniscient
What text-to-text,
text-to-world, or
text-to-self
connections can
you make?
How do you know? __________________________
__________________________________________
Describe how the
characters work to
resolve the issues
/ conflicts that
arise in the story.
Response
Each box write 3-5 detailed sentences
Third Person
Limited
How does the
author effectively
use descriptive
words and
phrases? Cite an
example from the
book.
Pages
First Person
Icon
Author _____________________________
What genre is this story? _____________________
Novel __________________________________________________
Week #_______
Weekly Reading Log L – Icons of Depth & Complexity
Novel __________________________________________________
Author ____________________________
What genre is this story? __________________________________________________
How do you know? _______________________________________________________
POINT OF VIEW
First Person
Third Person
Limited
Third Person
Omniscient
How do you know: __________________________________________________________________
Ask three open ended questions about this week’s reading.
Identify three text-to-text,
text-to-world, or text-to-self
connections you can make in t
his week’s reading.
Write 3-5 sentences
Summarize this week’s reading in
three sentences.
Write about a character and
describe him or her using
LAST-O traits (Looks, Actions,
Speech, Thoughts, Others).
Write 3-5 sentences
Identify three words you are unfamiliar with.
Write down the pg # and dictionary definition..
Reading Log M
Week #______
Author’s Name and Year published:
Title of Book:
(Looks, Actions, Speech, Thoughts, Others)
Fiction
Genre:
or Nonfiction
Adventure
Romance
Biography
Dystopia
Mystery
Autobiography
Comedy
Sci-Fi
Expository
Fantasy
Drama
Describe the main antagonist in at least 3-5 sentences using
LAST-O. (Looks, Actions, Speech, Thoughts, Others)
Describe the setting (time and place). Cite evidence from the
text to support your answer (quote and pg. #) Write 3-5 sentences
Describe the protagonist in at least 3-5
sentences using LAST-O.
What is the main conflict? Is it internal or
external? Discuss in 3-5 sentences
Summarize the main parts of the plot.
Write 3-5 sentences
Point of View (type of narration)
First Person
(Narrator describes own experiences, uses “I” or “we” or “my”)
Second Person
(Narrator tells the story to another character using “you”)
Third Person Omniscient
(Knows all and has access to characters’ internal thoughts)
Third Person Objective
(No access to characters’ internal thoughts, more of an observer)
Third Person Limited
(Access is limited to only one character’s internal thoughts)
Define three or more interesting words
from the reading.. (Include the page # you found the word
on)
Reading Log N
Title of Book:
Week #______
Author’s Name
and Year
published:
Genre:
How do you know:
Significant Repetition: (What are the recurring symbols, scenes, phrases,
Point of View:
etc.? Why would the author keep repeating these things? Why are they significant?)
Write 3-5 sentences
First Person
Third Person Limited
MEAN  Explain what the quote means.
Exposition
(Introduces the characters, setting, and establishes a problem.)
Complications
(Suspense builds and the problem gets worse / more complicated.)
Climax
(Turning point and usually the most exciting part of the story.)
Falling Action
covered)
SAY  Interesting or important quote. (cite pg. #)
Plot Points (check the section(s)
Third Person Omniscient
Comprehension Questions: (Write three questions about this week’s reading that you
would ask someone to gage their reading comprehension.)
Summary of main events. Write 3-5 sentences
(Events after the climax that lead toward the endng of the story.)
Resolution
(Outcome of the story. How things turn out for the characters..)
Define three interesting words from the
reading.(Include the page # you found the word on)
MATTER  Explain why the quote is important or interesting.