Summer Reading Journal

Your Name:
Title of Novel:

Directions: After reading your book, answer the following questions and complete the following activities.

Part 1: Sentence Stems

1. I was confused about ____________________________________________________

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2. I was surprised by ______________________________________________________

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3. This book reminds me of _________________________________________________

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4. The emotions I experienced while reading this book were _______________________

________________________________________________because _________________

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5. If I could talk to the main character I would say _______________________________

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because _________________________________________________________________

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Part 2: Discussion Questions (On a separate sheet of paper, write at least 3 complete sentences to answer each question.)

6. What is the setting of the novel? (When does the story take place? Where does it take place?)

7. If you could change the ending of your novel, what would you change? Why would you change this?

8. What do you and main character have in common?

9. What is different between you and the main character?

10. If you could discuss this novel with the author, what 3 questions would you ask him or her?