Name: ____________________________________ Date Log Due: ______________

Independent Reading Log

At the start of the semester, you were asked to select a book to read independently. As a Benold student, you are expected to bring a book to school daily to have to read in any class if you have finished your work early or to read during Advisory. For Language Arts class this semester, you will be expected to read your book for a minimum of 20 minutes per day, five days a week, for a cumulative weekly time of one hour and forty minutes. One day per week, we will have independent reading time in class, so make sure you bring your log and book to school with you each day and keep them in a safe place!

To track what you read, you will keep a reading log. You can keep this log in the pocket of your journal or in another safe and accessible location. You will turn this reading log in each week on Monday. For each week’s log, there are five days included; however, you just need to make sure that you’ve read for a cumulative total of one hour and forty minutes for the entire week.

Each week, you will need to write reflections (you only need at least three per week). Each reflection should be written using complete sentences, and should be a minimum of 2-3 sentences long. Here are prompts for possible reflections:

1. Predict what will happen next in your book. To do this, you must briefly explain the situation, make your prediction, and tell why you predict this.

a. (Start out: The situation in my book is… What I believe will happen next is… I believe this because... )

2. Which character in your book do you like the least? Name this character, tell what part they play in the story, and describe why you don’t like the character.

a. (Start out: I least like the character named… The part this character plays in the story is… I don’t like this character because…)

3. Who is the main character in your book? What is this character like? Tell the character’s name, age, appearance, friends, personality, problems, etc.

a. (Start out: The main character of my book is…)4. Explain how a character in your book reminds you of yourself or someone you

know.a. (Start out: The character _____ reminds me of ____ because…)

5. Would you like to live like the characters in your book? Explain how they live (the situation) and why you would or would not like to live like that.

a. (Start out: I would/would not like to live like my characters because…)6. If you were the main character in your book, how you handle the situation he/she

faces in the story? Be sure to briefly describe the situation before telling how you would handle it.

a. (Start out: If I were the main character in my book, I would…)

Ms. Lank Language Arts 2018

My Book:

Date (month/day)

Pages Read

Minutes Read

Reflection (include # of prompt that you are using -- see front page -- only need 3 reflections/week)

Ms. Lank Language Arts 2018