Creative Reading Journal

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Term

Teacher

Name



Text:

Author:

Where does the story happen?

Who are the main characters in the story?

Summarise what the story is about

Are there any themes or messages to this story?

(e.g. Is it a story that shows bullying is wrong?, etc)

Week beginning:



Date Book Title



In the box below design a new cover for the book that

you are reading. Make it as interesting as possible.

Name of Book:

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What Would You Have Done?

Pretend you are a character from the book you are

reading. Think carefully about something the

character says or does in the book. What would you

have done or said?

Character’s Name:

Text:

What I would have said or done

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Find a non-fiction text and complete

the questions below

Title of non-fiction text:

Author:

What tense is the text written in?

(e.g., past, present, future)

Why?

How would you describe this type of non-

fiction?

Write down three facts from the text

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Discussion WritingChoose a character from your book and think about the good and bad elements of his/her

character

Text

I am going to tell you about

One of the things I like about

Another feature of his character that I like

One of the problems with

In my opinion

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Write ten questions about the book you have just finished thatcould be used for a reading comprehension.

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Text:

Write a letter to a friend or relative about the chapter you arereading at the moment. Include information about plot,character and setting.

Letter Writing

Dear

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A Poster To Advertise Your Book

Use this page to draw a really good poster to

advertise your book. Use coloured pencils to

colour it in. Then do some writing to advertise the

book. Why do you think people should read it?

Name of Book:

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Use the internet to find out any information you can about theauthor of the book that you are reading. Maybe you could findother titles that they have written or interviews they have given,

for example.

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Good words for people Good words for places

Adjectives

As you are reading your book this week, be onthe lookout for really good adjectives. Try and

get at least ten good describing words forpeople and ten for places.

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Problem Page

All fiction is about problems. The main character has at least one problem which

needs to be solved by the end of the book.

Choose a story book, become the main character and write a letter to theproblem page of your favourite magazine or comic, outlining your situation.

Title of book: Character:

Dear

Yours faithfully

EXTRA!

Imagine you are the problem editor and write a letter back, advising your character what to do. You don’t need to follow the plot of the book, if you don’t want to. Maybe you can think of a better solution than the author!

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Help!! I really fancy this princess whodoesn’t like me!



This Weekend

What would you like to do this weekend? Where would you like to

go? Write your ideas down here.

Now, look through your newspaper for reports and adverts of placesyou could visit and things that you could do. Make a note of themhere.

Where is your favourite place to visit? Write about it here.

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A Picture Of A Scene From Your Book

Use this page to draw a really good picture of one of the scenes from

your book. Explain why you chose to draw this particular setting.

This is a picture of

From the book:

I chose to draw this picture because



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My spelling words for the week of I will learn my words using Look, Say,

Cover, and Check



Dear Parents/Carers,

What are Reading Journals?

Reading journals encourage children to read more regularly and deeply. They helpchildren to become more aware of the reading and writing process and also heighten

children's awareness and understanding of text. Reading journals provide childrenwith regular opportunities to discuss books as well as inspiring them to read novelsrecommended by other children. This can have the effect of raising the profile of books within a class by encouraging children, particularly boys, to read more widely.

What is my child expected to do?

Your child is expected to complete any two pages weekly. They are allowed to choose

which pages they wish to do, but it must be completed in conjunction with theirweekly reading book.

What will the teacher do?

The journals will be collected in by the class teacher every Monday, who will respond to the work completed.

What can I do to help?

Please feel free to give your child support, if needed, with any activities within thebook. If your child is having difficulty with the Reading Journal, please speak to theclass teacher, who may be able to give suggestions on how you may help your child.

Samantha Linton



A Letter To Your Teacher

Write a letter to your teacher about the book you are reading. Tell

him/her as much as you can about the book, the characters in it and

why you like it. Make it interesting for your teacher to read.

Dear



Detectives

Read a book with plenty of action and write it up as adetective’s case study

Case Study

Who? (The protagonists, main characters, villains, victims, heroines,heroes)

What happened? To whom? When? How?

Where? Place; location; country? Did it have any influence on what

happened?

Why? For what reason? Motives? Causes? Explanations? Evi-

dence? Factors?

So? With what result? Conclusion? What happened in the end? Ok?



Between The Lines

And

Behind the Lines

Author

Title of Book

What do you think the author was trying to say to you?

Did the author, through the story, manage to tell you anything about your-

self that you had not thought about before?

What sort of person do you think the author must be to write a book like

this? - Young/old/kind/nice/caring/friendly/understanding/lonely/miserable/unhappy/sensitive/knows what young people think and feel/out of touch/

full of laughter



A Letter to a Book Character

Dear

I have just read by and I thought I’d write to you because



Diary Writing

Imagine you are one of the characters in your story. Write an entry into your diary noting what has happened in the story so far.

Dear Diary,



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Books I have read at home this

Title: Adult Comment:

Child’s Comment:

Liked Didn’t like Didn’t understand


Child’s Comment:



Child’s Comment:




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Draw a picture of your favourite character

from your favourite book this week



Teacher’s comment: Date:

This Week’s Reading Books

Please make a note here of each book that your child reads this week. Please

record whether they enjoyed the story, recognised any familiar words or sounds.Did they recognise letters from their own name?

Date: Title:

Parent’s comment:

Date: Title:

Parent’s comment:

Date: Title:

Parent’s comment:

Date: Title:

Parent’s comment:



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Write or draw pictures of any words that

begin with the same letter as your name.





Please make a note here of each book that your child reads this week and ask them to give

each book a rating. They may choose “Marks out of ten” or a star rating *****! Give each

book a rating yourself and discuss this with your child. Did you agree or disagree?

Date: Title:

Child’s rating: Parent’s rating:

Comment:

Date: Title:


Comment:

Date: Title:


Comment:

Date: Title:


Comment:





This week, pay special attention to any speech or conversation that you find in the

stories that you read. Can you and/or your child change your voice to suit thecharacters? What did your child like or dislike about the stories this week?

Date: Title:

Parent’s comment:

Date: Title:

Parent’s comment:

Date: Title:

Parent’s comment:

Date: Title:

Parent’s comment:





Before you read your book this week, try to guess what will happen. Write the

guess (prediction) down and then tell us if you were correct.



Please make a note here of each book that your child reads this week. Please

record whether they enjoyed the story, recognised any familiar words or sounds.Did they recognise letters from their own name?

Date: Title:

My favourite character was:

Because:

Parent’s comment:

Date: Title:

My favourite character was:

Because:

Parent’s comment:

Date: Title:My favourite character was:

Because:

Parent’s comment:





Ask your child to think about the feelings of the characters in their books and stories. How

do they feel—happy, sad, grumpy, angry, etc? Can they explain why? How does the storymake them feel? Make a note of their response to the story using a happy or sad face.

Date: Title:

This story makes me feel:

Date: Title:


Date: Title:

This book makes me feel:

Date: Title:






As you read your book this week, pay attention to the punctuation. Take a breath

each time you see a full stop. Change your voice when you ask a question …..

Date: Title:

Parent’s comment:

Date: Title:

Parent’s comment:

Date: Title:

Parent’s comment:

Date: Title:

Parent’s comment:









This week, pay particular attention to the way the author begins each book that you read. Does

each book start in a similar way? Write down the opening sentence from each book you read andsay which style you prefer and give a reason for your decision. (If you are reading a longer story or

novel do some research and look through other books too.)

Book 1 Date: Title:

This book begins:

Parent’s comment:

Book 2 Date: Title:

This book begins:

Parent’s comment:

Book 3 Date: Title:

This book begins:

Parent’s comment:

I liked the way no. 1/2/3 begins because ………





This week, ask your child to point to each word that you read, or to each word as they

read too. Perhaps slow down or speed up and see if they can keep up with you. Make itfun! (It is important for children to realise that one spoken word matches to one writtenword)

Date: Title:

Parent’s comment:

Date: Title:

Parent’s comment:

Date: Title:

Parent’s comment:

Date: Title:

Parent’s comment:









Before you start reading each book this week, take a close look at the front cover.

What does it tell you about the book that you are going to read? Who is the author?The illustrator? Describe the picture, did it give you clues about the book?

Date: Title:

Author: Illustrator:

The front cover:

Date: Title:


The front cover:

Date: Title:


The front cover:

Parent’s comment:

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