y8 reading journal / diary
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Reading Journal
Year 8
(Fiction)
Book
Date
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What was your favourite part of the reading today?
How do you think the author wanted you to react 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
using the bullet points below:
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What were some of the adjectives that the author
used in what you read today?
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List at least 3 adjectives that you read today. List
them in alphabetical order.
Find 3 adverbs anywhere in the book. Write them
below. For each add an antonym (a word with the
opposite meaning).
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 (synonyms)?
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What was your favourite part of the reading today?
Which was your least favourite part of the reading
today. Why?
List 10 nouns you’ve read in the book. List in reverse
alphabetical order.
Using exactly 17 words, describe what happened in
what you read today.
If you could change one thing about the story so far,
what would you change and why?
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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 less than 25 words, describe what you think the
main character would look like after what you read
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?
What reaction do you think the author wanted you to
have with 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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List at least 5 nouns from what you read today.
Write them down in alphabetical order.
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.
Describe what happened in what you read today
using the bullet points below:
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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.
Find 3 adverbs anywhere in the book. Write them
below. For each add an antonym (a word with the
opposite meaning).
If you could change one thing about the story so far,
what would you change and why?
Book
Date
Minutes read
Write down 5 verbs from anywhere in the book. List
them in reverse alphabetical order.
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 order of events in what you read today
using the words below.
To begin with…
Then…
And then near the end…
List at least 5 of the adjectives (descriptive words)
that the author used in what you read today.
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List your 6 favourite words from anywhere in the
book. For each, try to write down a word that rhymes
with it.
Write down 5 adverbs from the book so far. For each
one write down the opposite meaning (antonyms).
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?
Why?
If you had to recommend the book you are reading for
someone, who do you think would it enjoy it the most.
Why?
If you could change one thing that happened in what
you read today, what would you change and why?
If you could change one thing about one of the main
characters, what would you change and why?
Write down 5 words that started sentences, but list
them in alphabetical order.
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List 5 verbs that were used in your reading today.
What did you learn about the main character today?
Write down and list in alphabetical order your 7
favourite words from the reading 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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Describe what happened in what you read today using
the bullet points below:
•
•
•
•
List 5 nouns that were used in the reading today.
List your 6 favourite words from anywhere in the
book. For each, try to write down a word that rhymes
with it.
Describe the order of events in what you read today
using the words below.
To begin with…
Then…
And then near the end…
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:
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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Word: Word class: Definition:
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Skip
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Try
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ASK
Ask
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