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Common Core
Journal Prompts
Created by Lindsay Flood © 2012
Lindsay Flood © 2012
Common Core Journal Prompts:
Informational Resources
Thanks for checking out my Common Core Reading Journal Prompts! There are 19
journal prompts to use with ANY nonfiction text! These journal prompts can be used
time and time again to reinforce the skills needed to comprehend the nonfiction
texts they are reading on a daily basis. These journal prompts are based on the
unpacked CCSS Reading: Informational Resources for second and third grade.
There are several ways these can be used:
Exit Slip: At the end of the class, have students answer the question based on the
passage that was read during whole class or guided reading lessons.
Read-to-Self Reflection Journal Prompt: Instead of having students read their “Just
Right Books”, have them respond and reflect on what they have read during the last
5-7 minutes of Read to Self. You can collect the journals periodically, or meet with
students during conferencing to discuss their thinking.
Informal Formative Assessment: Use these as a quick check before guided reading or
small group, or after a whole group mini lesson.
Bell Ringer: Start the day off using these journal prompts to get their brain juices
flowing. Share their answers during Morning Meeting to introduce the other children
to the texts they are all reading.
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Text Title: ____________________________________________________ RI 1
What is the main topic of the text? Explain how you know this by using
information from the passage. Illustrate an event from the passage.
Text Title: ____________________________________________________ RI 1
What is the main topic of the text? Explain how you know this by using
information from the passage. Illustrate an event from the passage.
Text Title: ____________________________________________________ RI 1
What is the main topic of the text? Explain how you know this by using
information from the passage. Illustrate an event from the passage.
Text Title: ____________________________________________________ RI 1
What is the main topic of the text? Explain how you know this by using
information from the passage. Illustrate an event from the passage.
Text Title: ____________________________________________________ RI 1
What is the main topic of the text? Explain how you know this by using
information from the passage. Illustrate an event from the passage.
Text Title: ____________________________________________________ RI 1
What is the main topic of the text? Explain how you know this by using
information from the passage. Illustrate an event from the passage.
Text Title: ____________________________________________________ RI 1
What is the main topic of the text? Explain how you know this by using
information from the passage. Illustrate an event from the passage.
Text Title: ____________________________________________________ RI 1
What is the main topic of the text? Explain how you know this by using
information from the passage. Illustrate an event from the passage.
Lindsay Flood © 2012
Text Title: ____________________________________________________ RI 1
What was the most exciting part of the text? Explain why in 3 to 5
sentences. Illustrate what your face looked like when you read that
part.
Text Title: ____________________________________________________ RI 1
What was the most exciting part of the text? Explain why in 3 to 5
sentences. Illustrate what your face looked like when you read that
part.
Text Title: ____________________________________________________ RI 1
What was the most exciting part of the text? Explain why in 3 to 5
sentences. Illustrate what your face looked like when you read that
part.
Text Title: ____________________________________________________ RI 1
What was the most exciting part of the text? Explain why in 3 to 5
sentences. Illustrate what your face looked like when you read that
part.
Text Title: ____________________________________________________ RI 1
What was the most exciting part of the text? Explain why in 3 to 5
sentences. Illustrate what your face looked like when you read that
part.
Text Title: ____________________________________________________ RI 1
What was the most exciting part of the text? Explain why in 3 to 5
sentences. Illustrate what your face looked like when you read that
part.
Text Title: ____________________________________________________ RI 1
What was the most exciting part of the text? Explain why in 3 to 5
sentences. Illustrate what your face looked like when you read that
part.
Lindsay Flood © 2012
Text Title: ____________________________________________________ RI 1
Where did this text take place? Have you ever been to a place like
this? Illustrate the setting.
Text Title: ____________________________________________________ RI 1
Where did this text take place? Have you ever been to a place like
this? Illustrate the setting.
Text Title: ____________________________________________________ RI 1
Where did this text take place? Have you ever been to a place like
this? Illustrate the setting.
Text Title: ____________________________________________________ RI 1
Where did this text take place? Have you ever been to a place like
this? Illustrate the setting.
Text Title: ____________________________________________________ RI 1
Where did this text take place? Have you ever been to a place like
this? Illustrate the setting.
Text Title: ____________________________________________________ RI 1
Where did this text take place? Have you ever been to a place like
this? Illustrate the setting.
Text Title: ____________________________________________________ RI 1
Where did this text take place? Have you ever been to a place like
this? Illustrate the setting.
Text Title: ____________________________________________________ RI 1
Where did this text take place? Have you ever been to a place like
this? Illustrate the setting.
Lindsay Flood © 2012
Text Title: ______________________________________________ RI 1
Why did the author write this text? Explain how you know the author’s
purpose using information from the text. Color in the slice of pie that
tells that author’s purpose.
Text Title: ______________________________________________ RI 1
Why did the author write this text? Explain how you know the author’s
purpose using information from the text. Color in the slice of pie that
tells that author’s purpose.
Text Title: ______________________________________________ RI 1
Why did the author write this text? Explain how you know the author’s
purpose using information from the text. Color in the slice of pie that
tells that author’s purpose.
Text Title: ______________________________________________ RI 1
Why did the author write this text? Explain how you know the author’s
purpose using information from the text. Color in the slice of pie that
tells that author’s purpose.
Lindsay Flood © 2012
Text Title: _______________________________________________________ RI 1
How does the text remind you of your life? Explain using information
from the text. Color in the book that tells that connection that you
made.
Text Title: _______________________________________________________ RI 1
How does the text remind you of your life? Explain using information
from the text. Color in the book that tells that connection that you
made.
Text Title: _______________________________________________________ RI 1
How does the text remind you of your life? Explain using information
from the text. Color in the book that tells that connection that you
made.
Text Title: _______________________________________________________ RI 1
How does the text remind you of your life? Explain using information
from the text. Color in the book that tells that connection that you
made.
Text-to-Text
Text-to-World
Text-to-Self
Text-to-Text
Text-to-World
Text-to-Self
Text-to-Text
Text-to-World
Text-to-Self
Text-to-Text
Text-to-World
Text-to-Self
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Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 2
What is the main idea of the text? Explain how you know using 3
supporting details from the text to back up your answer.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 2
What is the main idea of the text? Explain how you know using 3
supporting details from the text to back up your answer.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 2
What is the main idea of the text? Explain how you know using 3
supporting details from the text to back up your answer.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 2
What is the main idea of the text? Explain how you know using 3
supporting details from the text to back up your answer.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 2
What is the main idea of the text? Explain how you know using 3
supporting details from the text to back up your answer.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 2
What is the main idea of the text? Explain how you know using 3
supporting details from the text to back up your answer.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 2
What is the main idea of the text? Explain how you know using 3
supporting details from the text to back up your answer.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 2
What is the main idea of the text? Explain how you know using 3
supporting details from the text to back up your answer.
Lindsay Flood © 2012
Text Title: ______________________________________________________ RI 2
What was the most important detail from the text? How does this
detail back up the main idea?
Text Title: ______________________________________________________ RI 2
What was the most important detail from the text? How does this
detail back up the main idea?
Text Title: ______________________________________________________ RI 2
What was the most important detail from the text? How does this
detail back up the main idea?
Text Title: ______________________________________________________ RI 2
What was the most important detail from the text? How does this
detail back up the main idea?
Text Title: ______________________________________________________ RI 2
What was the most important detail from the text? How does this
detail back up the main idea?
Text Title: ______________________________________________________ RI 2
What was the most important detail from the text? How does this
detail back up the main idea?
Text Title: ______________________________________________________ RI 2
What was the most important detail from the text? How does this
detail back up the main idea?
Text Title: ______________________________________________________ RI 2
What was the most important detail from the text? How does this
detail back up the main idea?
Lindsay Flood © 2012
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 3
Identify something that happened in the text. Using transition words
(Like: first, next, finally, after that, second…) explain how the event
happened in at least 3 steps. Illustrate and label each step.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 3
Identify something that happened in the text. Using transition words
(Like: first, next, finally, after that, second…) explain how the event
happened in at least 3 steps. Illustrate and label each step.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 3
Identify something that happened in the text. Using transition words
(Like: first, next, finally, after that, second…) explain how the event
happened in at least 3 steps. Illustrate and label each step.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 3
Identify something that happened in the text. Using transition words
(Like: first, next, finally, after that, second…) explain how the event
happened in at least 3 steps. Illustrate and label each step.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 3
Identify something that happened in the text. Using transition words
(Like: first, next, finally, after that, second…) explain how the event
happened in at least 3 steps. Illustrate and label each step.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 3
Identify something that happened in the text. Using transition words
(Like: first, next, finally, after that, second…) explain how the event
happened in at least 3 steps. Illustrate and label each step.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 3
Identify something that happened in the text. Using transition words
(Like: first, next, finally, after that, second…) explain how the event
happened in at least 3 steps. Illustrate and label each step.
Lindsay Flood © 2012
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 3
Draw a t-chart and label one side “Cause” and one side “Effect”.
Identify 3 different Cause and Effect relationships from the text.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 3
Draw a t-chart and label one side “Cause” and one side “Effect”.
Identify 3 different Cause and Effect relationships from the text.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 3
Draw a t-chart and label one side “Cause” and one side “Effect”.
Identify 3 different Cause and Effect relationships from the text.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 3
Draw a t-chart and label one side “Cause” and one side “Effect”.
Identify 3 different Cause and Effect relationships from the text.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 3
Draw a t-chart and label one side “Cause” and one side “Effect”.
Identify 3 different Cause and Effect relationships from the text.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 3
Draw a t-chart and label one side “Cause” and one side “Effect”.
Identify 3 different Cause and Effect relationships from the text.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 3
Draw a t-chart and label one side “Cause” and one side “Effect”.
Identify 3 different Cause and Effect relationships from the text.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 3
Draw a t-chart and label one side “Cause” and one side “Effect”.
Identify 3 different Cause and Effect relationships from the text.
Lindsay Flood © 2012
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 4
Identify 3 words that you did not know from the text. Look up those 3
words in a dictionary or glossary. Write the definition of each word.
Illustration one of the words. Write a sentence using the other 2
words. Underline the word in the sentence.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 4
Identify 3 words that you did not know from the text. Look up those 3
words in a dictionary or glossary. Write the definition of each word.
Illustration one of the words. Write a sentence using the other 2
words. Underline the word in the sentence.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 4
Identify 3 words that you did not know from the text. Look up those 3
words in a dictionary or glossary. Write the definition of each word.
Illustration one of the words. Write a sentence using the other 2
words. Underline the word in the sentence.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 4
Identify 3 words that you did not know from the text. Look up those 3
words in a dictionary or glossary. Write the definition of each word.
Illustration one of the words. Write a sentence using the other 2
words. Underline the word in the sentence.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 4
Identify 3 words that you did not know from the text. Look up those 3
words in a dictionary or glossary. Write the definition of each word.
Illustration one of the words. Write a sentence using the other 2
words. Underline the word in the sentence.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 4
Identify 3 words that you did not know from the text. Look up those 3
words in a dictionary or glossary. Write the definition of each word.
Illustration one of the words. Write a sentence using the other 2
words. Underline the word in the sentence.
Lindsay Flood © 2012
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 5
Identify a text feature in the passage. Explain what information you
learned because of this text feature.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 5
Identify a text feature in the passage. Explain what information you
learned because of this text feature.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 5
Identify a text feature in the passage. Explain what information you
learned because of this text feature.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 5
Identify a text feature in the passage. Explain what information you
learned because of this text feature.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 5
Identify a text feature in the passage. Explain what information you
learned because of this text feature.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 5
Identify a text feature in the passage. Explain what information you
learned because of this text feature.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 5
Identify a text feature in the passage. Explain what information you
learned because of this text feature.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 5
Identify a text feature in the passage. Explain what information you
learned because of this text feature.
Lindsay Flood © 2012
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 5,7
Find a photograph or illustration in the text. Draw the photograph or
illustration below. Explain how this picture relates to the text.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 5,7
Find a photograph or illustration in the text. Draw the photograph or
illustration below. Explain how this picture relates to the text.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 5,7
Find a photograph or illustration in the text. Draw the photograph or
illustration below. Explain how this picture relates to the text.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 5,7
Find a photograph or illustration in the text. Draw the photograph or
illustration below. Explain how this picture relates to the text.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 5,7
Find a photograph or illustration in the text. Draw the photograph or
illustration below. Explain how this picture relates to the text.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 5,7
Find a photograph or illustration in the text. Draw the photograph or
illustration below. Explain how this picture relates to the text.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 5,7
Find a photograph or illustration in the text. Draw the photograph or
illustration below. Explain how this picture relates to the text.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 5,7
Find a photograph or illustration in the text. Draw the photograph or
illustration below. Explain how this picture relates to the text.
Lindsay Flood © 2012
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 6
Identify the author’s point of view (perspective) of the text. Explain
how you know this using information from the passage. Do you feel
the same way as the author?
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 6
Identify the author’s point of view (perspective) of the text. Explain
how you know this using information from the passage. Do you feel
the same way as the author?
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 6
Identify the author’s point of view (perspective) of the text. Explain
how you know this using information from the passage. Do you feel
the same way as the author?
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 6
Identify the author’s point of view (perspective) of the text. Explain
how you know this using information from the passage. Do you feel
the same way as the author?
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 6
Identify the author’s point of view (perspective) of the text. Explain
how you know this using information from the passage. Do you feel
the same way as the author?
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 6
Identify the author’s point of view (perspective) of the text. Explain
how you know this using information from the passage. Do you feel
the same way as the author?
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 6
Identify the author’s point of view (perspective) of the text. Explain
how you know this using information from the passage. Do you feel
the same way as the author?
Lindsay Flood © 2012
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 6
What do you think the author wants the reader to know about this
passage? Explain your answer using information from the text.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 6
What do you think the author wants the reader to know about this
passage? Explain your answer using information from the text.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 6
What do you think the author wants the reader to know about this
passage? Explain your answer using information from the text.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 6
What do you think the author wants the reader to know about this
passage? Explain your answer using information from the text.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 6
What do you think the author wants the reader to know about this
passage? Explain your answer using information from the text.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 6
What do you think the author wants the reader to know about this
passage? Explain your answer using information from the text.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 6
What do you think the author wants the reader to know about this
passage? Explain your answer using information from the text.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 6
What do you think the author wants the reader to know about this
passage? Explain your answer using information from the text.
Lindsay Flood © 2012
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 7
How did a diagram in the passage help you to better understand
what you were reading? Illustrate and label the diagram below.
Explain how it relates to the text.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 7
How did a diagram in the passage help you to better understand
what you were reading? Illustrate and label the diagram below.
Explain how it relates to the text.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 7
How did a diagram in the passage help you to better understand
what you were reading? Illustrate and label the diagram below.
Explain how it relates to the text.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 7
How did a diagram in the passage help you to better understand
what you were reading? Illustrate and label the diagram below.
Explain how it relates to the text.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 7
How did a diagram in the passage help you to better understand
what you were reading? Illustrate and label the diagram below.
Explain how it relates to the text.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 7
How did a diagram in the passage help you to better understand
what you were reading? Illustrate and label the diagram below.
Explain how it relates to the text.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 7
How did a diagram in the passage help you to better understand
what you were reading? Illustrate and label the diagram below.
Explain how it relates to the text.
Lindsay Flood © 2012
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 8
Identify an important event in the text. Explain two reasons why the
important event occurred. Sketch the important event below.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 8
Identify an important event in the text. Explain two reasons why the
important event occurred. Sketch the important event below.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 8
Identify an important event in the text. Explain two reasons why the
important event occurred. Sketch the important event below.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 8
Identify an important event in the text. Explain two reasons why the
important event occurred. Sketch the important event below.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 8
Identify an important event in the text. Explain two reasons why the
important event occurred. Sketch the important event below.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 8
Identify an important event in the text. Explain two reasons why the
important event occurred. Sketch the important event below.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 8
Identify an important event in the text. Explain two reasons why the
important event occurred. Sketch the important event below.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 8
Identify an important event in the text. Explain two reasons why the
important event occurred. Sketch the important event below.
Lindsay Flood © 2012
Text Title #1: ______________________________________________ RI 9
Text Title #2 ______________________________________________
Draw a Venn Diagram below. Write the topic above the Venn
Diagram. Compare and contrast the topic using at least 3 bullet
points for each section.
Text Title #1: ______________________________________________ RI 9
Text Title #2 ______________________________________________
Draw a Venn Diagram below. Write the topic above the Venn
Diagram. Compare and contrast the topic using at least 3 bullet
points for each section.
Text Title #1: ______________________________________________ RI 9
Text Title #2 ______________________________________________
Draw a Venn Diagram below. Write the topic above the Venn
Diagram. Compare and contrast the topic using at least 3 bullet
points for each section.
Text Title #1: ______________________________________________ RI 9
Text Title #2 ______________________________________________
Draw a Venn Diagram below. Write the topic above the Venn
Diagram. Compare and contrast the topic using at least 3 bullet
points for each section.
Text Title #1: ______________________________________________ RI 9
Text Title #2 ______________________________________________
Draw a Venn Diagram below. Write the topic above the Venn
Diagram. Compare and contrast the topic using at least 3 bullet
points for each section.
Lindsay Flood © 2012
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 10
Write the 4 most important details from the passage. Write 1 important
detail from the beginning of the text, write 2 important details from
the middle of the text, and write 1 important detail from the end of
the text. Use transition words.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 10
Write the 4 most important details from the passage. Write 1 important
detail from the beginning of the text, write 2 important details from
the middle of the text, and write 1 important detail from the end of
the text. Use transition words.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 10
Write the 4 most important details from the passage. Write 1 important
detail from the beginning of the text, write 2 important details from
the middle of the text, and write 1 important detail from the end of
the text. Use transition words.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 10
Write the 4 most important details from the passage. Write 1 important
detail from the beginning of the text, write 2 important details from
the middle of the text, and write 1 important detail from the end of
the text. Use transition words.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 10
Write the 4 most important details from the passage. Write 1 important
detail from the beginning of the text, write 2 important details from
the middle of the text, and write 1 important detail from the end of
the text. Use transition words.
Lindsay Flood © 2012
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 10
What was the most interesting part of the passage? Explain why you
think this. Illustrate this part of the passage below.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 10
What was the most interesting part of the passage? Explain why you
think this. Illustrate this part of the passage below.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 10
What was the most interesting part of the passage? Explain why you
think this. Illustrate this part of the passage below.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 10
What was the most interesting part of the passage? Explain why you
think this. Illustrate this part of the passage below.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 10
What was the most interesting part of the passage? Explain why you
think this. Illustrate this part of the passage below.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 10
What was the most interesting part of the passage? Explain why you
think this. Illustrate this part of the passage below.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 10
What was the most interesting part of the passage? Explain why you
think this. Illustrate this part of the passage below.
Text Title: ____________________________________ RI 10
What was the most interesting part of the passage? Explain why you
think this. Illustrate this part of the passage below.
Lindsay Flood © 2012
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