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DoubleEntryJournal:
Whileindependentlyreadinganovelofyourchoice(atleast100pagesinlength),youwillcompletea
responsejournalwith8entries.
1. Numbereachentry
2. Writethequotationincludingpageandparagraphnumber
3. Identifythetypeofconnection
a. PersonalConnectionContemplatehowthequotationconnectstosomeaspectofyourpersonal
knowledgeandexperience.Thequotationmayremindyouofasituationyouhavebeenin,
seen,orreadabout.
b. IntratextualConnectionReflectonhowthequotationconnectstoanotherpassage(whichyou
alsocite)fromthesametext.Thinkaboutwaysinwhichtheconnectedpassagesemphasize
character,setting,conflict,oranotherelementofthework.
c. IntertextualConnectionPonderhowthequotationconnectstoanothertext(literature,film,
media,music,art,historicalevent,orcurrentevents).Considersimilaritiesthatthetwotexts
share(characterization,mood,plot,setting,theme,tone),anddiscusshowthetwotextsrelate
tooneanother.
4. Composearesponseofatleasttwosentences.ThefollowingisanexamplefromTheStoryofthe
ThreeBears.
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Quotation

Type

Connection

IfGoldilockshadrememberedwhathermother
hadtoldher,shewouldhavewaitedtillthe
Bearscamehome,andthen,perhaps,they
wouldhaveaskedhertobreakfastforthey
weregoodBearsalittlerough,asthemanner
ofBearsis,butforallthatverygoodnatured
andhospitable.ButGoldilocksforgot,andset
abouthelpingherself.(page1,paragraph2)

Personal

Asachild,Ihadandstilldohavea
strongmemory.Ididnot,asGoldilocks
does,forgetmymothersadvice.I
simplychosetoignoreitoftenand
makemyowndecisions.Thus,
negativeconsequenceswereoften
cruciallearningexperiencesforme.

Shehadneverseenthelittlehousebefores,
anditwassuchastrangelittlehousethatshe
forgotallthethingshermotherhadtoldher
aboutbeingpolite:firstshelookedinatthe
window,andthenshepeepedinatthekeyhole
andseeingnobodyinthehouse,sheliftedthe
latch.(page1,paragraph2)

Intratextual Attheendofthestory,Goldilocksruns
hometohermother,asfastasever
shecould(page2,paragraph15).
Thoughshefailedtolistentoher
mothersadviceatthebeginningofher
journey,Goldilocksendsherordealby
seekingthecomfortofhomeandher
mother.

ThenGoldilockswentupstairsintothe
Intertextual Despitebeingwarnedrepeatedlyabout
bedchamberinwhichtheThreeBearsslept.
politenessbyhermother,Goldilocks
AndfirstshelaydownuponthebedoftheGreat
cannotseemtocontrolherselfish
HugeBearbutthatwastoohighattheheadfor
desires.Thestorysuggeststhat
her.Andnextshelaydownuponthebedofthe
Goldilocks,fastasleep,maybe
LittleSmallWeeBearandthatwasneithertoo
punishedforherlackofselfcontrol,
highattheheadnoratthefoot,butjustright.
muchlikethosehowhavecommitted
Soshecoveredherselfupcomfortably,andlay
sinsofpersonalweaknessandare
theretillshefellfastasleep.(page1,paragraph
plaguedbyheavywindsandraininthe
5)
upperlevelofhellinDantesInferno
.

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VocabularyAcquisition
Duringyourindependentreadingyouwilllocate5wordsthatareunfamiliartoyouandthatyouwantto
incorporateintoyourownvocabulary.

Writethesentencefromthebookwiththewordinitandindicatepagenumberinaparenthetical
citation.
Identifythepartofspeechofthewordandatleastonealternateformoftheword.(Ifthewordisan
adjective,findtheadverbform.)
Recordthedefinition(s)oftheword.Ifmultipledefinitionsexist,choosethedefinition(s)thatfitsthe
contextofthebookssentence.
Locateatleastonesynonymfortheword.
Createagrammaticallycorrectsentenceofyourownusingthenewwordinpropercontext.
Foryourquotesyoushouldlookforthingsthatrevealinsightinto
Characters
Setting
Conflict
Theme
LiteraryDevices(shipmast)

Example:
Hewasawarethatstrangerswerecastingsidewayslooksathimastheypassed,knewthatwithhis
erratic
breathingandhisdrenchedclotheshemustlook
eccentric
,alarmingeven,yetsuchwashisaltered
statethathefeltnoembarrassment(Setterfield213).
1. Erratic
adjective
notevenorregularinpatternormovement
Synonymsunpredictable Asanadverberratically

Ex:Herbreathingbecameerraticassheran.
2. Eccentric
adjective
(ofapersonortheirbehavior)unconventionalandslightlystrange.
Synonymsbizarre
Asapluralnouneccentrics
Ex:Peoplewhodyetheirhaircanseemeccentrictoolderpeople.

5newwordsshouldaccompanyeachdoublejournalentry.