Independent Reading Forms

Give your students guidance as they read novels and short stories independently.

This document offers three forms for students to complete as they read as well as three forms with guiding questions to use as you teach your students how to complete the forms. This works well if you read a story together and complete the form as a class, using the guiding questions. Then, have the students read and complete the form on their own.

Each of the three forms has a purpose including:

Plot Diagram

Characters

Setting

Point of View

Style

Theme

Personal Commentary

Use the forms individually or as a packet.