PART II – DURING READING: DOUBLE-ENTRY JOURNAL While you read you will record your thinking about and interactions with the text using the double-entry journal format. Your double-entry journal must contain at least 10 entries. The left column is used to record significant quotations from the text. The quotations you choose do not have to be character dialogue. A quotation can range from a single sentence to a short paragraph, as long as it is important or meaningful to your understanding of the book. Place this text excerpt in quotation marks and include the page number. The right column is used for commenting on the quotations; your commenting options are listed below. Effective readers respond to text in a variety of ways; therefore, YOU MUST USE EACH OF THE OPTIONS BELOW AT LEAST ONCE. Your comments on the right must include: Analysis of the quote’s connection to plot, character development, conflict, or theme Connections / Associations (to similar themes or topics in other books, authors, historical events) Questions about the book (meaning, character motivations, plot, etc.) Predictions or inferences Template: Quotations from Text My notes (reactions/questions/analysis) “Quotation from the text” (page #). Connections To the plot To a character To a conflict To a theme “Quotation from the text” (page #). Questions Why did the author/character do…? I wonder why… “Quotation from the text” (page #). Predictions/Inferences Based on what happened here, I can infer… Last time this happened, the character…so I can predict… EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE RESPONSE (prediction): In this quote, Dumbledore has noticed Neville's bravery. Neville “It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to is brave, just as brave as anyone else in Gryffindor. Dumbledore your enemies, but even more to stand up to your reminds us that "all kinds of courage" exist in the world and friends” (142). Neville's been participating in an important one: standing up to his friends. He's faced enemies, too, but sometimes it's just as difficult to face down your companions. Sometimes small acts of bravery are the most important, and I predict that later in the book, one of the main characters will have to stand up to his or her friends in a difficult situation that might even destroy a friendship.
PART II – DURING READING: DOUBLE-ENTRY JOURNAL While you read you will record your thinking about and interactions with the text using the double-entry journal format. Your double-entry journal must contain at least 10 entries. The left column is used to record significant quotations from the text. The quotations you choose do not have to be character dialogue. A quotation can range from a single sentence to a short paragraph, as long as it is important or meaningful to your understanding of the book. Place this text excerpt in quotation marks and include the page number. The right column is used for commenting on the quotations; your commenting options are listed below. Effective readers respond to text in a variety of ways; therefore, YOU MUST USE EACH OF THE OPTIONS BELOW AT LEAST ONCE. Your comments on the right must include: Analysis of the quote’s connection to plot, character development, conflict, or theme Connections / Associations (to similar themes or topics in other books, authors, historical events) Questions about the book (meaning, character motivations, plot, etc.) Predictions or inferences Template: Quotations from Text My notes (reactions/questions/analysis) “Quotation from the text” (page #). Connections To the plot To a character To a conflict To a theme “Quotation from the text” (page #). Questions Why did the author/character do…? I wonder why… “Quotation from the text” (page #). Predictions/Inferences Based on what happened here, I can infer… Last time this happened, the character…so I can predict… EXAMPLE: “It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but even more to stand up to your friends” (142). EXAMPLE RESPONSE (prediction): In this quote, Dumbledore has noticed Neville's bravery. Neville is brave, just as brave as anyone else in Gryffindor. Dumbledore reminds us that "all kinds of courage" exist in the world and Neville's been participating in an important one: standing up to his friends. He's faced enemies, too, but sometimes it's just as difficult to face down your companions. Sometimes small acts of bravery are the most important, and I predict that later in the book, one of the main characters will have to stand up to his or her friends in a difficult situation that might even destroy a friendship.
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