Reading Log #1: Author: James Watson

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READING LOG #1
(Record your reactions on the story following the instructions.)
Title of the text: The ghosts of izieu
Author: James Watson
Two facts I looked about the author:
1) He likes ghosts
2) he writes with suspense
A QUESTION I have to share with the class after reading this text.
Since when Elise saw ghosts
WRITING DOWN MY FEELINGS
My first impression when I started reading the beginning of this story was that it was a book
where they gave a different look to literature, as well as a touch of history and suspense.
In addition, when I reached part ¨Elise looked at the church. She thought about the stories
that it could tell. It was hundreds of years old. What did it see in that time? She couldn't
think of anything to do, so she opened the church door¨, I was feeling A great uncertainty
about what might happen when she entered the church,
At the end of the story, I was thinking That maybe the way in which elise dabbled in that
ghostly world was a bit fanciful and that maybe they could only be visions
Name: _______________________________________
English _______ Group __________
Class Day:_______________
Today´s Date: ____________
RECORDING MY EMOTIONAL RESPONSE

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While reading this story I was shocked. It was when I read the following paragraph:
She opened the book.

'That's strange,' she thought.
'Nobody's put their name in since — 1944!'
Was it a joke?
She turned back a page.
No, there weren't any signatures after 1944, but therewere plenty before that.
There were notes about the beautiful windows, and about the Motherand Child.
One was dated 1939 - the year that the Second World War began.
It asked for God'sprotection.
It ended: God help us!
PASTE OR COPY THE PARAGRAPH
All these lines made me felt An odd fear, because I imagined that the same thing
happened to me, and I do not know how I would react to that situation, maybe I would
be frightened by the simple fact of seeing ghosts.
If you ask me about this story, I have to tell you that It's a story where they combine,
suspense, drama and a different deep story about a girl in the middle of a war that had
visions and saw different ghosts.
Do I recommend this story?
YES
NO
Reading Log devised by Claudia Uribe H. March, 2017

Lombardi, E. (2016) How to Keep a Reading Log or Book Journal. Retrieved from
http://classiclit.about.com/od/forstudents/ht/aa_readinglog.htm
READING LOG #2
(Record your reactions on the story following the instructions).
Title of the text: The ghosts of izieu
Author: James Watson
Two events that took place during the life of the author.
1) Date of birth: April 6, 1928.

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2) Studied at Harvard
Two other things written by this author.

1) Father to Son: Truth, Reason, and Decency
2) The double helix
CONNECTING THIS STORY TO MY OWN LIFE.
(Sometimes when we are reading, the story makes us think about other aspects, example: personal events, situations
around, other books, the news, etc. think of those connections by answering the prompt).
While I was reading this story, I remembered While I was reading this story, I remembered
the horror stories and ghosts that my grandparents told me when I was a little boy, I think
this aspect is curious because because I approach a part of my childhood
Another CONNECTION I could think of is….
(Use your imagination here! Be creative!)
Name: _______________________________________
English _______ Group __________
Class Day:_______________
Today´s Date: ____________
CONNECTING WITH THE CHARACTERS

(Characters are fundamental in stories. It is time for you to start observing and analyzing them. Follow the instructions).
✓ Is there any character that you consider your favorite?
- Yes, the main character in the story
✓ What aspects are the ones that you like about the character?
- Elise is someone risky, intrepid and brave.
✓ Why?
- Because they are aspects of a character that gives life to the story.
✓ What traits could you change from this character? Is this character similar to real
people?
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Maybe the character managed to have something more action and depth in the story and
in a way is not so similar to people.
✓ Why?
- Because normally people do not have visions and see ghosts
Elise
(Character´s name)
Based on all the things I have written about the selected personage, here it is my character´s
portray. (Dare to draw or paste how you visualize the selected character).
If you ask me about this story, I have to tell you that It's a story where they combine,
suspense, drama and a different deep story about a girl in the middle of a war that had
visions and saw different ghosts.
Do I recommend this story?

YES NO
Reading Log devised by Claudia Uribe H. March, 2017

Lombardi, E. (2016). How to Keep a Reading Log or Book Journal. Retrieved from


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Since when Elise saw ghosts

WRITING DOWN MY FEELINGS

RECORDING MY EMOTIONAL RESPONSE

She opened the book.

Reading Log devised by Claudia Uribe H. March, 2017

Material designed by Claudia Maria Uribe Hoyos (2017)

Two other things written by this author.

(Use your imagination here! Be creative!)

CONNECTING WITH THE CHARACTERS

Do I recommend this story?

Reading Log devised by Claudia Uribe H. March, 2017

Material designed by Claudia Maria Uribe Hoyos (2017)

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