This document contains a reading log template for students to fill out after reading books. The log has spaces for students to record the book title, author, dates started and finished, pages read with signatures, characters and their actions, feelings about characters, plot summaries, ratings of the book, new words learned, and responses to questions about the content. The reading log is meant to be completed in multiple sections to track reading progress and comprehension over time.

1. READING LOG 1
NAME: ____________________________________ Section: ________________________________
Book Title: _________________________________ Book Author: ____________________________
Date started: ________________________________ Date finished:____________________________
Date Page Signature
Characters What they did My feelings about him/her
The book is about:
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My overall rating for the book is: uninteresting; not so interesting; O.K.; good; great
New words learned and their meaning:

2. READING LOG 2
NAME: ____________________________________ Section: ________________________________
Book Title: _________________________________ Book Author: ____________________________
Date started: ________________________________ Date finished:____________________________
Date Page Signature
Characters What they did I think he/she is
In this book,
My
overall
rating for the book is:
uninter esting; not
so interesting; O.K.;
good; great
New words learned and their meaning:
I felt HAPPY when I felt SAD when
I felt SURPRISED when I got ANGRY when

3. READING LOG 3
NAME: ____________________________________ Section: ________________________________
Book Title: _________________________________ Book Author: ____________________________
Date started: ________________________________ Date finished:____________________________
Date Page Signature
Film strip: Write or draw the PLOT of the story in each film strip. Summarize the most four important events only.
My overall rating for the book is: uninteresting; not so interesting; O.K.; good; great
New words learned and their meaning:
I learned that:

4. READING LOG 4
NAME: ____________________________________ Section: ________________________________
Book Title: _________________________________ Book Author: ____________________________
Date started: ________________________________ Date finished:____________________________
Date Page Signature
I noticed _________________________________________________________________________________________
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One thing I pictured was ____________________________________________________________________________
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It reminded me of __________________________________________________________________________________
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I like the part in which ______________________________________________________________________________
Because: _________________________________________________________________________________________
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I didn’t like ______________________________________________________________________________________
Because: ________________________________________________________________________________________
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My overall rating for the book is: uninteresting; not so interesting; O.K.; good; great
New words learned and their meaning:
Copy the sample sentences.
Paste or draw the scene or picture.

5. READING LOG 5
NAME: ____________________________________ Section: ________________________________
Book Title: _________________________________ Book Author: ____________________________
Date started: ________________________________ Date finished:____________________________
Date Page Signature
Characters What they did I think he/she is
I wonder why _____________________________________________________________
What would have happened if __________________________________________________
I was surprised to see _______________________________________________________
I didn’t understand _________________________________________________________
It wasn’t fair when _________________________________________________________
My idea changed when _______________________________________________________
Did you like the ending? _________________________________ why or why not? _____________________________
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If you could change the consequences, how would you change the ending? ____________________________________
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My overall rating for the book is: uninteresting; not so interesting; O.K.; good; great
New words learned and their meaning:
Copy the sample sentences.

6. READING LOG 5
NAME: ____________________________________ Section: ________________________________
Book Title: _________________________________ Book Author: ____________________________
Date started: ________________________________ Date finished:____________________________
Date Page Signature
Characters What they did I think he/she is
I wonder why _____________________________________________________________
What would have happened if __________________________________________________
I was surprised to see _______________________________________________________
I didn’t understand _________________________________________________________
It wasn’t fair when _________________________________________________________
My idea changed when _______________________________________________________
Did you like the ending? _________________________________ why or why not? _____________________________
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If you could change the consequences, how would you change the ending? ____________________________________
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My overall rating for the book is: uninteresting; not so interesting; O.K.; good; great
New words learned and their meaning:
Copy the sample sentences.