Some Helpful Hints

You are required to contribute regularly to your group’s blog even when there are no given assignments. As well, you are expected to use the blog to conduct discussions with other group members. A portion of your grade will be based on the quality and quantity of your blog participation. The following phrases may be useful while having a discussion or writing a blog entry about your novel.
I noticed
I felt
I liked
I was surprised by
I was confused by
I wondered
I wanted to ask the author
I thought the single most important word was
My favourit part was
My favourite line was
Some words that created a strong impression were
I thought that the beginning / the ending
I wondered what other people thought about
It made me remember
I thought about
I made a personal connection with
I wish that I could
I thought that the author’s message was
My impression of the author was
I wanted to share it with … because …
I disagreed with
I wanted / didn’t want to read other works by this author because
I think that other works by this author would be
Words or expressions that are new to me were
One thing / things that I am still thinking about are