READING RESPONSE JOURNAL: For Any Novel, Printable & Digital Bundle

Elevate your Middle School ELA curriculum with these comprehensive reading response activities that cover 24 reading skills and can be used with any novel! Whether you're delving into classic novels, fostering literature circles, nurturing independent reading, or facilitating read-aloud discussions, this resource enriches student engagement and accountability.

Perfectly tailored for grades 6, 7, and 8, this resource empowers middle school ELA teachers to spark deeper comprehension, critical thinking, and literary discussions. Crafted to align seamlessly with various teaching methodologies, facilitate thought-provoking conversations, encourage collaborative analysis, and ignite students' passion for literary exploration.

Questions, journal prompts, graphic organizers, and guided writing assignments build comprehension, critical thinking, analysis, and metacognition skills, helping students think deeply and write about their reading, which research indicates is one of the most effective ways we can help students. Best of all, a choice of writing prompts on every journal page allows this resource to be used over and over again throughout the year while keeping students engaged!

With this bundle, you get a printable PDF and digital slides, making this resource perfect for any combination of in-class instruction, distance learning, hybrid learning, asynchronous learning, at-home learning, or independent student-directed learning.

Digital pages are available in Google Slides™, which can be pushed to Google Classroom™ or Microsoft OneDrive™ (instructions included).

USE THESE READING ACTIVITIES WITH:

• Literature Circles
• Independent Reading
• Whole-Class Novel Studies
• Reading Groups
• Read-Alouds
• SSR (Silent Sustained Reading)
• DEAR (Drop Everything and Read)

SKILLS COVERED:

• Pre-reading
• Summarizing
• Predicting
• Inferring
• Identifying Setting
• Comparing & Contrasting
• Identifying Protagonist and Antagonist
• Characterization
• Symbolism
• Point of View
• Conflict & Resolution
• Theme
• Static vs. Dynamic Characters
• Tone
• Making Connections
• Asking Questions
• Sequencing Events
• Visualizing
• Vocabulary Study
• Plot Diagram, including exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

THIS READING RESPONSE JOURNAL INCLUDES:

• Guidelines for students
• 2 model pages
• Journal cover
• 12 journal pages
• 8 author's craft (elements of literature) pages
• Book review activities
• Reading log for students
• Record sheet for teachers
• Grading rubrics (4-point and 10-point scales), learning objectives, and teaching tips

DIFFERENTIATION:

• Students choose between 2-3 prompts on every journal page
• Definitions provided for challenging words
• Scaffolded models using a range of reading levels
• Easy-to-read fonts and non-distracting aesthetics
• Some prompts include drawing responses

FEEDBACK FROM TEACHERS:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This resource allows my students to really dive deep into their reading and their comprehension. (Erin P.)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is an amazing resource! My students actually love completing the Reading Response Journals and I love the variety of skills that are covered. (Barb A.)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ What a great resource! I love the variety of activities, the format and layout of each one, and the rubric. I'm always looking for new ways to spice up my reading groups and this is one of the better resources I've found. (Amy A.)

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