What is a reading response log?
The log is an effective way to keep a record of your reading responses -positive or negative, sure or unsure. It offers you a chance to respond personally, to ask questions, wonder, predict, or reflect on the characters, events, or language of a text. As you read, take some time to record your observations. You may do this as ideas strike you or after you have read a small portion of the text, for example, ten pages of a large work, and two to three pages of a smaller work. Typically, you should not read more than this amount before you write. How long should the entries be? There is no set length for the entries that you write. Sometimes you will want to write only three or four lines; at other times, you will want to write much more. While length is not important, what is important is that you write often and record as many of your first observations as possible. What kinds of things should I be writing? Although it may be difficult at first, do not summarize what has happened in the
