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Describe the setting’s time and place. Draw it. Name _______ Teacher ________ Title of Book ________ Name _______ Teacher _______ Title of Book ______ Identify 3words from your reading that you thought were interesting or hard to understand. 1._______________________ 2.________________________ 3.________________________ Poetry List the similarities and difference between the main character and you. ? Name ________ Teacher _____ Title of Book ________ Action/Sports/Adventure Fiction Draw a comic strip for the pages you’ve just read. Realistic or Humorous Fiction ME ____________________

Describe the setting’s time and place. Draw it. Name _______ Teacher ________ Title of Book ________ Name _______ Teacher _______ Title of Book ______ Draw a picture of how you visualize the main character? Label your picture with character traits describing the main character. Fantasy or Science Fiction Write a commercial for your book. Include enough details to provide a short summary…but don’t give away the ending. _________________________________ _________________________________ Newbery ? Name ________ Teacher _____ Title of Book ________ Would you be friends with the main character? Why or why not? Support your answer with evidence from the text. ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ____________ Historical Fiction

Describe the setting’s time and place. Draw it. Name _______ Teacher ________ Title of Book ________ Name _______ Teacher _______ Title of Book ______ What are 2 questions you would ask the author of your book?__________________________________________________ Caldecott Pretend you are a talk show host and the main character in today’s reading is your guest on the show. Write at least 2 questions that you would ask this character. ? Name ________ Teacher _____ Title of Book ________ Biography Draw a picture predicting what you think would happen next. Graphic Novel

Describe the setting’s time and place. Draw it. Name ________ Teacher _____ Title of Book ________ Name ________ Teacher _____ Title of Book ________ Name ________ Teacher _____ Title of Book ________ What are the 2 most important ideas from what you’ve been reading? 1.________________________ _________________________ 2.________________________ _________________________ If your book had a sequel or part 2, how do you think it would begin? Explain why you think it would start this way. _________________________ _________________________ Graphic Novel #2 Circle the text features the author used to help you determine the important information in your reading? bold words italics pictures captions graphs charts maps text layout Informational #1 Informational #2

Describe the setting’s time and place. Draw it. Name ________ Teacher _____ Title of Book ________ Name ________ Teacher _____ Title of Book ________ How would the ending of your book have been different if the major problem wasn’t solved? Explain why or why not.__________________________________________________ Describe the most important character. Explain why you think this is the most important character in the book. _________________________ _________________________ Traditional Literature Mystery