Critic’s Review

Name ______Date______

1. Students will read a book of their choice

2. Studentswill complete 2 of the following activities and record it on a separate sheet of binder paper.

3. A parent or guardian will sign when the student completes the reading and activities.

Book Title and Author / # of pages / Parent
Signature
How many Stars? /

Include a separate piece of paper attached to your reading log for the activities.

Activity / What I do…
Name It /
  1. Name one thing you found interesting. Find a quote to support.
  2. Name one thing you learned. Find a quote to support.
  3. Name one question you still have. Write a possible answer using examples from the text to support.

Story Structure / Create a diagram to show the elements of a story.
  1. character (s)
  2. setting (s)
  3. problem/goal
  4. solution
  5. main events

Summary / Identify the quote (with the page #) that you think captures the main idea of what you read. Then, summarize what you read in at least one paragraph.
Compare and Contrast
(A Venn Diagram
might be a useful tool.) / Compare and Contrast ONE of the following, using specific examples from the text(s) to support your comparison:
  1. This book with another one you have read
  2. Two or more of the characters
  3. Two or more of the themes

Be an Expert / Choose ONE of the following:
  1. Give advice to at least one character. Support your advice with reasons and evidence from the text.
  2. Find a quote from the story and write it with the page number. Research something from the story (character, setting, problem, event) that accompanies the quote and write about what you learned.

Character Traits /
  1. Choose a character from the story.
  2. List five character traits of your chosen character.
  3. Find a quote that shows the character’s personality and explain what the quote reveals about the character.

Most Important / Answer these questions and use evidence from the text to support your answer:
  1. What is the most important event in the book and why?
  2. Who is the most important character and why?

Author’s Viewpoint / Choose ONE of the following:
  1. Do you agree with the point the author is making? Explain your answer.
  2. Do you agree with the characters the author chose? Explain your answer.
  3. Do you agree with the plot the author created? Explain your answer.

Write to the Author /
  1. Write a question you would like to ask the author.
  2. How do you think she/he would respond to your question?
  3. Would you read other books by this author? Why or why not?

For each book you read, you must choose different activities.

3 Critic Reviews are due every Trimester.

You may choose not to finish a book and choose another one; however, you must fill out a Critic Review and write a paragraph explaining why you chose not to finish reading the book. You may only do this twice and it will not count as one of your 3 Critic Reviews for credit.

Happy Reading!!