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Reading Journal

Year 7

(Fiction)

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What was your favourite part of the reading today?

How do you think the author wanted you to feel with

what you read today?

List at least 5 nouns from what you read today.

Write them down in alphabetical order.

Describe what happened in what you read today:

What were some of the adjectives (descriptive

words) that the author used in what you read today?

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What were some of your favourite words or phrases

from your reading today?

List 3 or more adjectives or adverbs that stood out

today. Why did like these ones?

What do you expect to happen in the next chapter of

the book?

Write down one thing the main character did in your

reading today. Why do you think that they acted in

that way?

Choose an adjective from your book. Can you think of

3 other ways to describe the same thing?

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What was your favourite part of the reading today?

Which was your least favourite part of the reading

today. Why?

How do you think the author wanted you to feel with

what you read today?

Describe, in your opinion, what you think the main

character looked like at the end of the chapter.

List at least 5 nouns from what you read today.

Write them down in alphabetical order.

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List 5 verbs that were used in the reading you did

today.

What was the purpose of this chapter? What did it

change/develop or do to the story?

In no more than 10 words, sum up what happened in

the reading you did today.

Describe your emotions reading today.

Include reasons why.

What is your prediction for what will happen in the

next chapter?

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What was your favourite part of the reading today?

Describe what happened in what you read today:

Using exactly 12 words, and including at least 2

adjectives, describe how you felt reading today.

What were some of the adjectives (descriptive

words) that the author used in what you read today?

Write down one thing the main character did in your

reading today. Why do you think that they acted in

that way?

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What were some of your favourite words or phrases

from your reading today?

What do you expect to happen in the next chapter of

the book?

In exactly 15 words, describe what you think will

happen in the next chapter.

In exactly 15 words, describe what happened in the

reading today.

List 5 verbs that were used in the reading you did

today.

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Write down and list in alphabetical order your 7

favourite words from the reading today.

How do you think the author wanted you to feel with

what you read today? Write down at least 2 words that

helped to create this reaction.

What was your favourite sentence from what you

read today? Copy it down exactly as it appears in the

book.

Describe your emotions reading today. Includes

reasons why.

Describe what do you think the main character

looked like at the end of the last chapter you read.

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What was your favourite part of the reading today?

In no more than 10 words, sum up what happened in

the reading you did today.

Looking back through what you read, write down at

least one 3 syllable word, one 4 syllable word and any

5 syllable words.

Describe the sequence of events in the book you

read today.

What were some of the adjectives (descriptive

words) that the author used in what you read today?

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List your 6 favourite words from your reading today.

For each, try to write down a word that rhymes with

it.

List 5 or more adjectives or adverbs that stood out

today. Why did you enjoy their use?

What do you expect to happen in the next chapter of

the book?

Using exactly 17 words, describe what happened in

what you read today.

Write down the names of all of the characters that

featured in what you read today. Alphabetise them

backwards, from Z-A.

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What was your favourite part of the reading today?

Which was your least favourite part of the reading

today. Why?

If you could change one thing that happened in what

you read today, what would you change and why?

Describe, in your opinion, what you think the main

character looked like at the end of the chapter.

Write down as many of the words that started

sentences as you can, but list them in alphabetical

order.

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List 5 verbs that were used in the reading you did

today.

What did you learn about the main character today?

In no more than 10 words, sum up what happened in

the reading you did today.

Describe your emotions reading today. Include

reasons why.

Without looking, write down what you think the last

sentence of the book will be.

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What were some of your favourite words or phrases

from your reading today?

List 5 nouns that were used in the reading today.

What do you expect to happen in the next chapter of

the book?

Write down 5 words only to describe what happened

in what you read today.

If you could be any of the characters from what you

read today, who would you be and why?

Part of speech Function Example words Example sentence

noun A thing or person. dog, pen, England, man, carrot, Tom

Affan lives with his dog and cat in

London.

verbAn action, a state or

an occurrence.

have, happen, be, bring, read, walk,

dance

Jane must study hard and learn well.

adjectiveThis describes a

noun. beautiful, big, red, fruity, interesting

The little girl loves her old, ragged doll.

pronounThis replaces a

noun. I, you, he, she, we,

they, it, some

She went to the shops with him. They had

fun.

adverb

Describes a verb, an adjective or another

adverb.

slowly, happily, incredibly, truly,

kindly

Alice and Jim sometimes run

quickly together.

preposition

These usually come before nouns to explain the

relationship between two nouns. They typically

express a relationship relating to time and space.

down, from, into, like, near, on, under,

up

My dog is lying down

next to me on the floor.

conjunctionThis joins words,

phrases or clauses.for, and, but, or, yet,

so, nor

I like bears and lions, but I don’t like cats or

dogs.

interjection

A word or short phrase that conveys

emotion.

oh, ouch, hey, well um, huh, ugh, help!

Ouch! That hurt. Oh

no, I tore my jeans too. Oops!

determiner Introduces a noun. that, my, these, his,

a couple, theThe boy supported his

local team.

Parts of speech Also known as:

word class

Word: Word class: Definition:

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Word: Word class: Definition:

Use the next few pages to record any words you weren’t sure of the

meaning of. Use a dictionary and look up the word class (for example noun,

adjective etc) and then copy the definition into the box on the right.

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