READING DIARY - Black Cat

READING DIARYTitle of book: .......................................................................................... Author: ...........................................................Series: .................................................................................................... Level: .............................................................Opening: Chapter / Part 1What is the setting: where and when do the events take place?Who seems to be the main character? What can you say about him/her? For example, age, job, position in society,character, etc.Are there any other characters? What can you say about them? What is the relationship between the characters? Forexample, are they family, friends, enemies, etc.?What happens? And, why and how does it happen? For example, do the characters choose to do something, or doessomething happen outside the control of the characters?What is your reaction so far? For example, are you interested, surprised, bored, intrigued? Do you like or dislike thecharacter(s)?What do you think will happen next?Chapter / Part 2Is the setting the same, or has it changed?Are any other characters introduced? If so, who are they, and what are they like? Do they seem more important thanthe previous character(s)?Have the previous characters changed in any way? Do we learn anything new about them?What happens? And, why and how does it happen?What is your reaction so far? For example, are you interested, surprised, bored, intrigued? Do you still have the sameopinion about the main character and other characters?What do you think will happen next?Black Cat Guide to Graded ReadersVisit our website: www.blackcat-cideb.com© Black Cat Publishing – PHOTOCOPIABLE38

Reading diaryChapter / Part ...........What happens? Is the setting the same, or has it changed? Has/have the character(s) changed in any way? Are anyother characters introduced?What is your reaction? Have your opinions about the characters and events changed in any way?What do you think will happen next?Chapter / Part ...........What happens? Is the setting the same, or has it changed? Has/have the character(s) changed in any way? Are anyother characters introduced?What is your reaction? Have your opinions about the characters and events changed in any way?What do you think will happen next?Chapter / Part ...........What happens? Is the setting the same, or has it changed? Has/have the character(s) changed in any way? Are anyother characters introduced?What is your reaction? Have your opinions about the characters and events changed in any way?What do you think will happen next?Black Cat Guide to Graded ReadersVisit our website: www.blackcat-cideb.com© Black Cat Publishing – PHOTOCOPIABLE39

Reading diaryEnding: Chapter / Part ...........How does the book end? What happens to bring about the ending?What is your reaction? Do you think the ending is satisfactory, surprising, exciting, predictable, disappointing, etc.?Have your opinions about the characters and events changed in any way?Can you think of an alternative ending?ReviewWhat happens in the book? Write a short summary in about 50 words.Which character(s) did you like best? Why?Which part of the book (a chapter or a short episode) did you like best? Why?Which illustration in the book did you like best? Why?For a film version of this book, which actors would you choose?Is the book similar to any other books you have read, or films you have seen?Were there dossier sections in the book? What is the most interesting thing you learnt?I would / wouldn’t recommend this book to a friend because…Black Cat Guide to Graded ReadersVisit our website: www.blackcat-cideb.com© Black Cat Publishing – PHOTOCOPIABLE40

Reading diaryTitle of Book: Author:WORD CONTEXT and PAGE KIND OF WORD OTHER FORMS A SENTENCE OF MY OWN TRANSLATION(verb, adverb, noun, (infinitive, past & USING THE WORDadjective, etc.) past participle, etc.)untidy* The rooms were untidy, adjective tidy My brother’s desk is alwayshowever,... (page 39) untidy!* The first word is just an example: it comes from The Strange Case of dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis stevenson (Reading & Training, step Three).Black Cat Guide to Graded ReadersVisit our website: www.blackcat-cideb.com © Black Cat Publishing – PHOTOCOPIABLE41