Reading: Comprehension
Literature Logs
Today's Snack: Enjoy a breadstick and pretend it's a log. Have a
drink to go with that really does come from a tree: apple juice!
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Supplies:
Photocopy this
Literature Log form for every book you plan to read
in a school year or
over the summer
3-hole punch the
Literature Logs and keep them in a binder
You can train your own reading
comprehension by paying a little bit better attention to the elements of the
stories that you read.
It gives you a great sense of
accomplishment to fill out a Literature Log on each book you read, and keep
them in a notebook so that you can look back over them after a while, and be
proud of yourself for reading so many books.
What do we mean by a Literature "Log"?
Does that have something to do with trees or little log cabins in the woods?
Nooooo. A "log" is not only a piece of cut wood - it is also a type of written
record. Have you ever heard Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise say on
the TV show, Star Trek, the words "Captain's Log"? That means his record of the
things that happened during his spaceship's voyage.
Well, you can keep a "log" of each
book you read, by writing down a few key points for each book. Doing that will
really help you understand and remember each book that you read, because you
are recording the highlights of each one. This will train you to be a smarter
reader, always on the lookout for important facts and features in the books and
other things you read.
And once you have good reading
comprehension, then, like Capt. Kirk, you can . . . BOLDLY READ WHERE NO GIRL
OR BOY HAS READ BEFORE!!!
Or something like that.
Now arrange the following page so
that it can be printed out by itself, and then photocopy several copies for
yourself so that you always have a blank Literature Log form ready to go when
you finish your next book.
Literature Log
Name:
______________________________________________________________
Book
Title: ___________________________________________________________
Author:
_____________________________________________________________
Main
idea or lesson learned:
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Main
characters: _______________________________________________________
Setting
or location: ______________________________________________________
Problem:
_____________________________________________________________
Major
events: __________________________________________________________
Resolution
or how the problem was solved:
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Draw a picture to help you remember this
book:
http://www.education.com/topic/study-help-language-reading/
