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Writing a Reading Report

When you want to let your teacher know that you have read a story on your own,you can hand in a reading report. A ter getting the report back, you might save it inyour port olio.

The Report Your reading report could be anything rom a ew basic comments to a morecomprehensive analysis. For a basic report, you might use theReading Report Form.

o aid your own memory, it is a good idea to give the dates when you startedand fnished reading the story and / or approximately how much time you spent onit. Your teacher may also be interested in knowing where you did your reading inthe classroom, in the library, at home etc.

A summary

A reading report always contains a summary. Here are some expressions you mightfnd use ul when writing a report about a fction story:

Tis story is about a man who is Te action takes place in New York Te background is the troubles in Northern Ireland Te main characters are a young boy and an old lady

When the story begins, Chrissy is It is late a ternoon

For a non-fction ( acts) text, the ollowing expressions might be use ul:Tis text is about jellyfshTe author is a biologist whoIt is known that in AustraliaResearchers are trying todevelop an antivenom or

A search on the internet gave1000 hits or

Finishing the reporto end your reading report, write your opinion o what you have read. You might

also say whether you recommend this story to others or not.

If you would like to do some moreI you would like to write a more comprehensive report, you might include someo the ollowing:

A character in the story you would like to meet. Why? What would you talk tohim /her about?

A place in the story you would like to see. Why? What would you do there? What would you like to know more about i the there was a continuation

o the story?

What passages in the story (i any) do you think are unrealistic? Why doyou think so?

What passages in the story (i any) do you recognize rom your own experience?How do they make you eel?

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Are there any passages that upset you in any way? How do they make you eel? What questions would you like to ask the writer o the story? Would the story make a good flm in your opinion? Why? How would you like

that flm to end? Why?

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