Sixth Grade Reading Reflections ( for Lit. Skills)

During the First Trimester students will respond to literature .
Literacy Skills Sixth Grade Reading Reflections instructions:
-The student will read at home for a minimum of 30 minutes nightly. This reading log is for pleasure reading. Student self selection or AR books are read. Make sure to document the date, title, and author. In your reflection, please do not retell the story. Ideas for reflection include: ( Pick one and indicate a, b, c, d,e, or f). A minimum of one page in the booklet OR typed on paper is expected.
a. Make a prediction about what might happen next if the story were to continue.
b. Describe a quotation from the book. Tell how the quotation is an example of good writing.
c. Ask questions if there were parts of the story that confused you. What don't you understand? Why do you think the author did something in a particular way? What would you have done differently as a writer?
d. Describe a memory from your own life that this book made you think of.
e. Make a connection with one of the characters from the story. Describe how the character is similar or different to someone you know in real life.
f. How does the story affect you? What does the story make you think of?
When you complete your assigned reflections you must sign the booklet and ask a parent to sign it. Always be proud and confident in your work.
( This work will be assigned through the first trimester. We will build upon it and move to "extended responses" through the second and third trimesters. More information will follow.