Sustained Silent Reading (S
SustainedSilentReading (S.S.R.) Chapter Analysis
Title of Book ______
Author ______
Chapter ______Pages ______# of Pages Read Today ______
Characters
Directions: Identify two of the most important characters that participate in the key events in the chapter. Use complete sentences to write down specific details that we learn about them.
Character # 1 ______
Details
______
______
______
______
Character # 2 ______
Details
______
______
______
______
Chapter Summary
Directions: Write down five complete sentences describing the five most important events that occurred in your reading today.
______
______
______
______
______
Pictorial Plot Summary
Event 1 Event 2Event 3 Event 4 Event 5
Student Name: ______Date: ______Class Period: ______
SAMPLESustainedSilentReading (S.S.R.) Chapter Highlights SAMPLE
Title of Book: The Bully
Author: Paul Langan
Chapter: OnePages 1-13 # of Pages Read Today 10
Characters
Directions: Identify two of the most important characters that participate in the key events in the chapter. Use complete sentences to write down specific details that we learn about them.
Character # 1 Darrell Mercer
Details
He is fifteen years of age.
He is short and stands just less than five feet tall.
He is skinny and has very little muscles.
Darrell was liked and well supported by the people in his rough neighborhood.
Character # 2 Malik Stone
Details
He has been Darrell’s friend since their fourth grade year at HarrisonSchool.
He is six feet tall with big shoulders.
He is a varsity football player at FranklinHigh School.
Malik cares for Darrell and is sad that he is leaving Philadelphia and moving to
California.
Chapter Summary
Directions: Write down five complete sentences describing the five most important events that occurred in your reading today.
Darrell and Malik get together one last time before Darrell moves to California.
Darrell remembers all of the good times he’s had with Malik and his neighbors.
Darrell and Malik share a Sal’s cheese steak together for the last time.
Darrell remembers his first days in Philadelphia and is angry to leave his friend Malik now, after all they have experienced together..
Darrell puts on a “happy face” for his mother when she apologizes again for getting laid off from her job and for making him move to California so she can work for his Uncle Jason.
Pictorial Plot Summary
Event 1 Event 2Event 3 Event 4 Event 5