Grade 6 Monthly & Quarterly Reading Assignment
Monthly Reading Log
Each month students are required to read 250 pages. The student will keep a Reading
Log as proof of the reading they have done. Parents will sign the Reading Log as
verification that the students have completed the pages listed on the Reading Log.
Student will write a Reading Response once a quarter on a book that fits the criteria
listed below.
Reading Response
Each quarter the students are responsible for picking a book from the assigned genre
and completing a Reading Response. This book will count towards part of their 250 page
monthly reading requirement. The genres are listed below:
Quarter 1-Fantasy
Quarter 2-Biography
Quarter 3-Mystery or Science Fiction
Quarter 4-Historical Fiction
For your Reading Response, pick ONE of the questions below and write a well-
organized AND complete response of at least one-half page to a whole page in
response, typed. Make sure you elaborate with your own commentary, details
and examples from the novel, and even quotes when appropriate to support your
arguments
1. How is the title of the book significant? What do you think the title means? How
does it relate to the plot of the story? The ending of the story?
2. What do you think the author is saying about life, perfect or otherwise, in this
book? Do you agree with the point(s) of view? Did the book change your beliefs
or opinions? Explain.
3. Describe how any of the events in the book remind you of any events in your
own life or something that has happened in history or something you predict
may happen.
4. Why do you think the author ended the book the way he/she did? Would a
different ending work as well? Why or why not? What ending would you think is
better?
5. Explain why you chose this book and what you gained in knowledge, beliefs,
understandings, insights, or enjoyment from it.
6. What character would you like to be in this book? Why? What personality traits
of this character would you like to acquire? Explain.
7. What is the most significant problem the main character faces? How does
he/she deal with it? How does he/she solve the problem? How does the
problem change the character?
8. Describe the writing style of the author. What techniques does he/she use to
describe the characters and plot, to create suspense, and to help the reader
visualize the content? Quote a passage and discuss the techniques the author
uses.
9. Choose a passage from the novel that is significant. Analyze its significance to
the plot (conflict, climax, or resolution), a character’s development, or the use of
a literary device (foreshadowing, figurative language, irony, theme, symbolism)