Directions: Read 30-45 minutes each day (including weekends!

) Pick 1 questions per day to answer in your journal (composition book or spiral notebook). Once you use that question cross it off the list. You can only use that question once, unless it is noted that you can use it more than once. Bring your journal to class everyday as I will be collecting them for a grade. Happy Reading!
1 Who are the main characters in the story? Describe how they look and act. 2 Are there any important supporting characters? If so, name them. 3 Where does the story take place (setting)? Is the setting critical to the story, or could this story take place anywhere else? Where? 4 What is the problem the main character must solve or overcome (conflict)? 5 How does the character solve his problem? Do other obstacles get in the way of solving the main conflict? What are they? 6 What character do you most identify with? Why? 7 What did you like most about this story? The least? If you could have changed anything about this story, what would it be? 8 Are any of the events in the book relevant to your own life? 9 At the end of the book, do you feel hope for the characters? Why or why not? 10 Be a character from the story. Tell who you are, what you do in the story, and why it is important. 11 Choose your favorite scene in the story and tell what happened. Why is this scene your favorite? 12 Compare and contrast this book to another book youve read recently. How are they alike? How are they different? 13 Consider the main character: what does he or she believe in? What is he or she willing to fight for? 14 Describe how the main character reacted to an event in the story, and how you would have responded differently. 15 Describe the main character and another character in the story. Explain how they are alike and different. 16 Describe the part of the plot you found most interesting, including who, what, when, where, why and how. 17 Describe the setting of the story. How is the setting important to the plot? 18 Did you find any flaws in the book? (you can only use this question if your answer is YESthen explain the flaws) 19 Did you find this book a quick read? Why or why not? 20 Do you think the main character in the story made good or bad choices? Using examples from the book, what makes you think that? 21 Have you ever experienced anything similar to the action of this novel? 22 How believable are the characters? Which character do you identify with? 23 How did you feel about the main character? 24 How does the arrangement of the book help or detract from the ideas it contains? 25 How does the main character change during the story? Describe the main character at the beginning and in what ways that character was different at the end. 26 How does the title relate to the book? 27 How does this book compare to other books you've read? Would it make a good movie? Is there a film adaptation of this book? What is brought out or played down in the film version? 28 How is the book structured? Flashbacks? Multiple points of view? Why do you think the author chose to write the book this way? 29 How is the setting of the book important to the theme? 30 How might this story change if it were set in the past or the future? 31 If you could choose one character from your story as a friend, who would you choose and why? 32 If you were the main character in the story, how would things have been different? 33 In one sentence, summarize your book, including main character, setting, plot, and conclusion. 34 Is everything in the story believable? Explain your answer. 35 Tell why the book is good or bad and explain your reasons. 36 The best reason to read this book is . . . 37 What are some of the major themes of this book? 38 What are the most important relationships in the book?

39 What are the most revealing scenes? 40 What are your concerns about this book? 41 What character in your book is most like you? Why? 42 What did you enjoy about this book? 43 What did you think of the style of the writer? 44 What do you admire about the main character? How has that character influenced your behavior? 45 What do you think the author was trying to accomplish with this novel? 46 What have you read that is similar to this book? 47 What is one thing the author makes you curious about and why? 48 What is stronger in the book: plot or character development? Why? Do you think this was intentional on the part of the author? 49 What is the great strength - or most noticeable weakness - of the book? 50 What is the main idea or topic of your book? 51 What is the most interesting scene in the novel so far? 52 What is the problem or conflict in the book? 53 What kind of person is the main character in your book? Use information and details from the story to support your point of view. 54 What lesson did you learn from this story? 55 What makes a minor character memorable? 56 What surprised you about the main character? 57 What was the main characters problem in the story? How was the problem solved? How would you have solved the problem? 58 What would be your goal if you had the same problem as the main character? 59 Whats something the main character would never do? What makes you believe that? 60 Where could the story go after the book ends? What is the future of these characters' lives? What would our lives be like if we lived in this story? 61 Who was your favorite character? What did you appreciate about him/her? 62 Why do you think the author wrote this book? 63 Write three questions for an interview with the main character. (Also, explain why you would ask those questionsdont just say because) 64 Write three questions you have after reading this book. 65 You need one of the characters in the story to work with you on an important school project. Which character would you choose? Explain why. 66 According to this text, (who/what/when/where/how) _____________________. Why is this important? 67 Choose one word that best describes a character or important person. Provide evidence from the text to support your choice. 68 Briefly summarize what has happened so far in your story. 69 What was your first reaction to this chapter? (Tell which chapter/you may use this question 2 times only). 70 What is the main idea of this chapter? (Tell which chapter/ you may use this question 2 times only). 71 Did you have to use any Reading Strategies during todays reading? (you may use this question 3 times only) 72 What lesson did you learn after reading this chapter? Or book? (you may use this question 2 times only) 73 Do you consider this chapter to be good literature? Explain why or why not? 74 From whose point of view is this text written? Why do you think the author chose this voice?