Students Name: ____________________________________ Conference Date: _____________

Book Title: ________________________________________

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Goal for next meeting: ___________________________________________________________

Which of the following areas does the student touch on?

1. Selection Process: (Recommendation? Book Talk? Reread? Series? Favorite Author?)

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2. Vocabulary: (Easy? Just Right? Challenge? Examples?)

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3. Author: (Name? New author? Any background knowledge? Compare/Contrast? Tone?)

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4. Genre: (How do you know? Favorite? New genre?)

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5. Setting: (Where and when does the story take place?)

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6. Characters/Characterization: (Like/Dislike? Motivation? Development? Round? Flat?)

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7. Conflict: (Whose problem? Internal/External? Major/Minor? Resolution?)

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8. Predictions: (What do you think will happen next? Why?)

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9. Surprises or Disappointments: (Likes/Dislikes? Changes you would make?)

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10. Areas of confusion: (Vocabulary/language? Dialogue? Plot?)

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11. Other: __________________________________________________________________

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