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Character Traits – Choose 1 character from the book and complete the graphic organizer. Traits are characteristics or things that make one person different from the other. They can be physical, social or emotional. Examples: optimist, pessimist, active, beautiful, brave, friendly, etc.

Character Trait Summer Reading

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Book Title_______________________________________

Author__________________________________________

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Character

Cereal Box Book Report

A. Front – the front of the box will be used as a cover or title page. You need to draw a picture, write the title of the book, the author of the book and your name.

B. Sides – On one side of the box, you need to list the ingredients. The ingredients are the main character (s), the setting, the problem, the events, the climax and the ending. On the other side, you need to write a brief summary of the book and tell whether or not you liked the book and why.

C. Back – Create an activity to go with the story. It can be a maze, a crossword puzzle, a word scramble, a board game or any activity of your choice.

D. Inside – Inside the box put two things that go along with the story.

Book Jacket- create a book jacket. Using 8 ½ x 11 paper, fold it in half to make the jacket.

A. On the front cover, write the title of the book, the author and the illustrator’s name. Draw and color a picture that goes along with the story.

B. On inside cover, in complete sentences write a summary of the story. Be sure to include the main characters, setting, problem and solution.

C. On the back cover, write at least 5-7 sentences giving your opinion of the book and a recommendation for or against the book.

Diary – Write 2 diary entries that one of the story’s main characters might have kept before and after the book’s events. Remember that the character’s thoughts and feelings are important in a diary.

Story Scene – Draw and color a scene from the story. Write a descriptive paragraph about the scene and why you chose it.

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Student’s Name: ______________________________________ Date: __________________

Title: _______________________________________ Author: ________________________

Character: __________________________________________________________________

1. Does the character seem real to you? Yes No

Explain your answer.

2. Do the character’s actions fit what you know about him/her? Yes No Explain your answer.

3. This character is: Flat (stays the same) Round (changes)

4. Use the “Common Character Traits” chart attached to list the traits that describe the character.

Common Character Traits adventurous friendly proud

awesome fun-loving pretty

artistic gentle protective

athletic generous quiet

active grumpy rich

beautiful happy respectful

brave hideous sad

bold humble sloppy

bossy hostile serious

caring honest successful

charming intelligent shy

cheerful independent short

curious creative courageous considerate cunning daring a dreamer dangerous exciting entertaining energetic ferocious funny a fighter

inventive a leader lazy messy mischievous mean neat nervous nasty nice nosy open persistent poor

smart studious selfish simple tall timid trustworthy thoughtful unselfish warm witty wild wise wonderful

Title: _________________________________________________________

Author: ________________________ Illustrator: ______________________

Somebody (Character)

Wanted (Goal)

But… (Problem)

So… (Solution)

Student Name_______________________________________________

Reading Response Journal K-2

Student’s Name: ______________________________________ Date: __________________

Title: ______________________________________________________________________

Author: ______________________________ Illustrator: ____________________________

1. What did you read about today? Draw a picture and write a sentence about what you read today.

Today I read about __________________________________________________________.

2. How did you feel about what you read today? Circle one then write a sentence to explain.

Happy

Nothing

Sad

Mad

I felt ___________ because ___________________________________________________.

3. What do you think will happen next? Draw a picture and write a sentence about what will happen next.

I think ____________________________________________________________________.

Reading Response Journal 3-5

Student’s Name: ______________________________________ Date: __________________

Title: ______________________________________________________________________

Author: ______________________________ Illustrator: ____________________________

4. What did you read about today?

5. How did you feel about what you read today? Why?

6. Think about your favorite character. What happened to your favorite character today?

7. How would you feel if the same thing that happened to your character, happened to you?

8. Do you have any questions about what you read? If so, write them down on the box below.

9. If you haven’t finished reading the book, what do you think will happen next? If you finished

reading the book, what do you think will happen if the author decided to write another part to this story? If you need more space, use the back of this paper.

Literature Response

Student’s Name: _____________________________________________________________

Directions: After reading your selection, choose one of the following sentence stems to write a

response to what you read. Write your response on a separate sheet of writing paper.

After reading ______________________________,

(the book, chapter, story, or poem)

I noticed…

A question I have is…

I wonder why…

I began to think of…

It seems like…

I can’t really understand…

I’m not sure…

I know the feeling…

I loved the way…

I realized…

I was surprised…

If I were…

I discovered…

Student’s Name: ____________________________________ Date: ____________________

Title: ______________________________________ Author: _________________________

1. Did you feel like you were part of the story? Yes No Explain your answer.

2. Were you able to guess what was going to happen at the end? Yes No Explain your answer.

3. What do you think was the best part of the story?

Conflict List 4. What was the main problem in the story?

5. What was the character’s goal?

6. How was the problem solved? (Resolution/Solution)

�Character vs. Nature

� Character vs. Self

� Character vs. Society

� Character vs. Character

Student’s Name:

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Title: _________________________________________________________________

Author: _______________________________________________________________

IMAGERY: Appeals to the senses SIMILES: Comparison between unlike things using like or as

METAPHORS: Comparisons suggesting things are similar

HYPERBOLE: Exaggeration used to make a point

Fiction Retell Wheel

Name ____________________________ Date _____________________

Title _______________________________________________________

Author ____________________________________________________

Characters Beginning

Middle End

I Wonder…

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Title _____________________________________________________

Author ___________________________________________________

I wonder _____________________________

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I wonder _____________________________

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Making Connections Organizer

Name ______________________________ Date______________

Title ___________________________________________________

In the story What happened to me

This helps me understand the story better because

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Non-Fiction Retell Wheel

Name ____________________________ Date _____________________

Title _______________________________________________________

Author _____________________________________________________

Topic Fact

Fact Fact