We are starting a new novel. Complete the first two pages of this booklet before you start reading!

What clues does the title and cover give me about the story?

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What is the title of this novel?

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Who is the author?

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What genre of story is this?

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This is what the front cover looks like!

Now read the blurb. Does it change any predictions you made about the story?

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Pick one character from the story. Would you like that character to be your

friend? Why/ Why not?

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How would the story be

different if told through another

character's eyes?

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Who are the main

characters in the story?

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Describe the main character using as many adjectives as you can!

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Using clues from the text draw a picture of the main

characters here!

Where does this story take place? Have you visited a

place like this before? Does it remind you of any place?

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Why do you think the author wrote this story? How does the author help you feel that you are really there (in both realistic stories and fantasy)?

Describe the setting using as many adjectives as you can

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Would you like to have lived in the time and

the place of this story? Why/ Why not?

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From what you've read so far, make predictions about what will happen next and explain what in the text makes you think it will happen..____________________________

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If you were a character in this story, whatwould you look like, and how would theauthor describe you?

How does the main character's actions affect other people in the story? .

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Copy an interesting, confusing, important or enjoyable passage and explain why you chose it.

Imagine you are one of the characters in the story. Write a diary entry about one of the events!.

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Synonyms: Synonyms are words thathave the same or very similarmeaning for example:

Synonyms for the wordbeautiful are lovely, gorgeous,stunning and striking.

AntonymsAntonyms are words that havean opposite meaning for example:

Antonyms for the word beautifulare ugly and disgusting.

Using the synonyms or antonyms above, create three sentences

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Pick ten words from your book and find thesynonyms. You can use your dictionary if youare unsure of some of the meanings:1. ______________________________________________

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Pick ten words from your book and find theantonums. You can use your dictionary if youare unsure of some of the meanings:1. ______________________________________________

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Do you think this storycould have been told in adifferent way? E.g. througha diary/letters. Do you thinkthat would make the storybetter?

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How do you thinkthe story might bedifferent if it wasset in a differenttime and place?

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Did you like the ending of this story? Would you change anything?

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Summarise the story into 6 parts. Summarise through illustrations and writing.

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Chapter Summary

Pages Read Chapter Events.

Describe using your own words what happened in this chapter

My Thoughts.

How do you feel about what happenedin this chapter? Was is exciting?Would you change anything?

Prediction

What are your predictions for the next chapter? What do you think will happen?

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Chapter Summary

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Fill in the boxes below to summarise what happened in the novel in the last chapter.

Reading Response Resources