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Book Notetaking Sheets
Book Notetaking Sheets
Thank you for downloading our Book Notetaking pages. They are meant for you
to use however works for you. You can keep your notes simple or make them
more complex.
For example, for characters you might just list simple facts about age,
relationship to other characters in the book, etc. Or you may label the
protagonist and antagonist. You might at the end of the book make notes about
how the character changed throughout the book.
You might find that writing the action for each chapter is too cumbersome given
the age of your children. Just don’t print that page.
Additionally, the examples of themes provided are meant for elementary school.
If you are using these sheets with an older child, you may encourage them to
think deeper about the theme of the book and pick something different than
those listed.
Hope you enjoy the books that you read and find these pages valuable!
Randi
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Book Notes
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Book Notes (cont.)
Action (Write in each chapter number and a short statement
about the action in the chapter.):
Chapter Action
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Descriptive Language
Words the author uses to help a reader imagine a scene.
Imagery: creates a picture in the reader’s mind by using words related to the
five senses
Senses Examples
“They were extraordinarily beautiful, and there was a strange brightness
Sight about them, a sort of luminous quality that made them glow and sparkle in
the most wonderful way.” –James and the Giant Peach, Roald Dahl
Sound “He lifted his trumpet and began to play an old song called ‘There’s a Small
Hotel’. His tone was beautiful.”–The Trumpet of the Swan, E.B. White
Smell
“There were many complaints about the awful smell, and Wilbur had to tell the story over
and over again, of how the Arable boy had tried to capture Charlotte, and how the smell
of the broken egg drove him away just in time.” –Charlotte’s Web, E. B. White
“I must have eaten the remains of thirty lunches. Never have I seen such
Taste leavings, and everything well-ripened and seasoned with the passage of time
and the heat of the day.” –Charlotte’s Web, E. B. White
Touch
“’I’ve been looking all over for you two!’ he said, brushing sugary crumbs
from his windbreaker.” –Amelia Bedelia Sets Sail, Herman Parish
An expression where the meaning of the “Of course, we won’t always see eye to eye.”–
Idiom words in the expression have little to do
with the meaning of the expression. Amelia Bedelia Makes A Splash, Herman Parish