Beginning, Middle, End Reading Response Journal
Reading response journal page for any book: students record the title, author and page count, rate the book easy, just right or hard, and write what happened at the beginning, middle and end.

- Grades
- Grades 1–4, Elementary
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- ELA, Reading
- Topic
- Reading Response, Sequencing
- Resource types
- Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
- Preparation
- Print ready
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What's inside this resource
This Beginning, Middle, End Reading Response Journal is perfect for helping students rate their book and understand the plot. By having them identify what happened at the beginning, middle, and end of the story, they will be able to better understand the book as a whole. This journal is a great way to encourage students to think critically about the books they read.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Retell the beginning, middle and end of a story
- Judge whether a book was easy, just right or hard to read
Teaching tips
- Each student needs a book they have read, since the page holds no story text.
Skills covered
- Story sequencing — writing events in order from a self-chosen book
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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
- Beginning, middle and end
- Story structure
- Just-right books
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