A personal connection might be a character, a relationship, a problem or a situation in the story which reminds you of something from your own experience (lens 1 and 2). A revealing moment is a point in the book when you learn something significant about a character: something he/she does or says, or something another character says or thinks about him/her (lens 2). A pattern is a repeated image, word, phrase, situation, or idea (lens 3). Here is a reminder about what the 3 lenses are: Lens One: reader lens your personal reactions to the text; what the text reminds – you of from your own experience; an idea the text inspires in you; what you liked and in the text; how the text connects to other books, movies, songs, or didn’t like local or world events. Lens two: character lens main characters and what you know about them, –the what you think makes them act the way they do, their inner lives and motivations. Lens three: writer lens what the writer is trying to get you to think about and the – ways she uses structure, word choice, patterns in imagery and language to show ideas without telling them. Remember never to assume the narrator and the writer are the same person! *Note-taking Strategy options: using the method Signposts marking in your book and taking notes at the ends of chapters and in the margins using post-its instead of writing in your book writing on a separate piece of paper with comments, page numbers and quotes included using a graphic organizer or chart with comments, page numbers and quotes a system that works for you not on this list that’s Honors Writing: Students in this course must read and On Writing The Elements of Style by William Strunk , Jr. and E.B. White, Penguin, The Elements of Style, by Stephen King, Scribner, 978-1-4391-5681-0 On Writing, As you read and pay particular attention to what each On Writing The Elements of Style, text tells you about your own writing. Take notes* on details you want to remember, questions you want to clarify, and points you want discuss. *Note-taking Strategies:
A personal connection might be a character, a relationship, a problem or a situation in the story which reminds you of something from your own experience (lens 1 and 2). A revealing moment is a point in the book when you learn something significant about a character: something he/she does or says, or something another character says or thinks about him/her (lens 2). A pattern is a repeated image, word, phrase, situation, or idea (lens 3). Here is a reminder about what the 3 lenses are: Lens One: reader lens – your personal reactions to the text; what the text reminds you of from your own experience; an idea the text inspires in you; what you liked and didn’t like in the text; how the text connects to other books, movies, songs, or local or world events. Lens two: character lens –the main characters and what you know about them, what you think makes them act the way they do, their inner lives and motivations. Lens three: writer lens – what the writer is trying to get you to think about and the ways she uses structure, word choice, patterns in imagery and language to show ideas without telling them. Remember never to assume the narrator and the writer are the same person! *Note-taking Strategy options: using the Signposts method marking in your book and taking notes at the ends of chapters and in the margins using post-its instead of writing in your book writing on a separate piece of paper with comments, page numbers and quotes included using a graphic organizer or chart with comments, page numbers and quotes a system that works for you that’s not on this list Honors Writing: Students in this course must read On Writing and The Elements of Style The Elements of Style, by William Strunk , Jr. and E.B. White, Penguin, On Writing, by Stephen King, Scribner, 978-1-4391-5681-0 As you read On Writing and The Elements of Style, pay particular attention to what each text tells you about your own writing. Take notes* on details you want to remember, questions you want to clarify, and points you want discuss. *Note-taking Strategies: