- Record the following information on two 4 x 6 index cards after you discuss each book with your parent/guardian.

(Sample Index Card) Student Name                               Grade ------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Title                               Date     Author                               Parent Initials ------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Title                               Date     Author                               Parent Initials ------------------------------------------------------------ 3. Title                               Date     Author                               Parent Initials ------------------------------------------------------------ 4. Title                                 Date     Author                                 Parent Initials (Complete books 5-8 on a second card)

Part B - 2 Books

After reading the chosen book, respond on 4 x 6 index cards to the questions assigned to your grade level. The questions can be found on the following page.

Complete a title card listing

Complete a card for each required question. (See following page.) Head each card to correspond to the question. Answer in complete sentences

 

(Sample Index Card) Required Question Grade 6 - Answer questions 1-4 Grade 7 - Answer questions 1-6 Grade 8 - Answer questions 1-8

 

Staple cards together

Repeat pattern for second book. Be sure you have completed the correct number of cards for your grade level.

Grade 6 - 2 title cards & 8 note cards

Grade 7 - 2 title cards & 12 note cards

Grade 8 - 2 title cards & 16 note cards

Bring the completed cards with you on the first day of school. They will be the basis of your first graded writing assignment.

 

Part B - Questions

Please answer in complete sentences.

1. Initial Response

*Write the title and author of the book.
*Did you like this book? Why/why not?
*What did you learn from this book?

2. Setting/Time & Place

*Where and when did this story take place?
*Give two or three facts to support your answer.

3. Characters

*Who are the main characters?
*Which character was your favorite? Why?
*In what ways do you agree or disagree with the ways the characters think and act.
*Have you ever felt like one of the characters in the story? What did you do?

4. Conflict/Problem

*What was the major problem in the story?
*How does the main character handle this problem?
*What would you have done in the same situation? Explain

5. Plot/Important Events

*Describe your favorite part of the story?
*List some events which are believable.
*List some events which are not believable.
*How do those events compare with your own experiences?

6. Quotations/Passage

*Select a quotation or passage from this book.
*Explain why you think it is important.

7. Author's Craft/Style

*Compare this author's style to one other author you have read. Consider vocabulary, sentence structure, figures of speech, suspense, level of difficulty, etc.

8. Theme/Ideas

*Describe the discoveries that one or more of the characters make about her/himself or others.

OR

*Discuss how a person, place, or thing in the novel reminds you of a person, place or thing in your life.