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Reading Response Journal Starters

The document presents a series of prompts and questions designed to facilitate deeper thinking and analysis of a story or book. It encourages readers to reflect on their feelings, opinions, and connections to the text, as well as to consider the characters, setting, and themes. The prompts aim to enhance comprehension and engagement with the material.

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Reading Response Journal Starters

The document presents a series of prompts and questions designed to facilitate deeper thinking and analysis of a story or book. It encourages readers to reflect on their feelings, opinions, and connections to the text, as well as to consider the characters, setting, and themes. The prompts aim to enhance comprehension and engagement with the material.

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I think… I wish that...

I noticed… I was surprised...


I wonder why… I began to think of…
I was surprised when… I was happy when…
I love the way… It seems like…
I can’t believe... This made me think of…
I wonder how… This story shows…
I like the way the author... This character reminds me of…
I felt sad when...

 What is happening in  What is the problem/conflict?


the story?  What scenes remind of you
 Where does the story other stories?
take place?  What parts of the book made
 What is significant about you think about _____?
the setting of the novel?  What character do you admire
 What are your opinions most?
on the characters?  What parts of the book are
 What parts of the story the least realistic?
do you not understand?
 What was the best part of  What was the most • I can relate to __________ • How did the author prepare
the book? interesting thing you learned (character) because... you for the ending?
 What did you think about about _____? • Something I know that I • Text-to-self: What
the story itself?  Did you like the writing style
didn’t know before is… connections can you make
 What did you like least of the book?
• What might have happened between the character and
about the book?  Why did the author end the
had the story continued? yourself?
 What would you have liked story the way they did?
• What are some of your • Text-to-text: What
to change?  Retell the most important
favorite quotes? Why? connections can you make
 What was the most events at the beginning,
• What new words or terms between other texts?
important thing you learned middle and end of the story.
did you learn from reading • Text-to-world: What
about _____?  What did you notice about the
 How is the title of the book way in which the book was this book? connections can you make
important to the story? organized or set up? • What questions do you still between real-word events?
have for the author? • Did you enjoy reading this
• What was the message or book? Why or why not?
theme of the book?

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