Reading Logs

Throughout the course of the year, you will be required to write in your reading log. Your reading log, not to be confused with your annotated bibliography, is where you write out your thoughts about your nightly reading assignments within your independent reading book.

You have all be given an entry format sheet as well as a reading prompt sheet (both of which may be downloaded via this website). I expect each entry to follow the specific format – your grade will be determined by the amount of effort you put in to the reading log as well as the quality of the responses.

Example reading log entry:

(Name) Mr. Kunz
(Date) 9/30/06
(Title) Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles
(Author) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
(Genre) Mystery
(Time) 8:22 – 8:47
(Total pages) 22 pages read

(Summary) Tonight I found out who the other man was on the moor. I had my suspicions, but I was not entirely sure. The man turned out to be Sherlock Holmes. By the time Dr. Watson made his way into the hut, he too had made up his mind that it was Holmes who had been sneaking around the moor at night. When Dr. Watson was getting ready to leave, Sherlock Holmes came up from behind and scared him half to death. The two of them then had a long conversation in which they talked about the case up until Dr. Watson left from London.

(Prompt) Prompt #2
One particular character in this book reminds me of an old professor that I once had. Dr. Watson not only looks like Professor Plank, but acts like him as well. From the way he holds his pipe to the way he talks (I love the English accent). But while there are some strong similarities, not everything is the same. Professor Plank, for example, loves camping. Dr. Watson, I would wager, would not like to spend 1 night out in the wilderness let alone a full week like Professor Plank. The two, however, could pass as brothers on looks alone.