Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Keeping a Dual-Entry notebook/journal (Look under class notes for A Lesson Before Dying)

Double Journal Model:represents a method of having a conversation with a work of literature. It is a type of note­taking where students write notes that dialogue with one another, thereby developing critical reading and reflective questioning.
Journal entries may take several forms:
1.questions about material not understood
2.comments to explain a statement
3.facts to remember for later
4.comments on interesting diction, imagery, characters, or literary devices
5.definitions to vocabulary
6.questions regarding what may be a flaw in the writer’s logic
7.an assertion about a character, or other interesting aspects of the novel and the
writer’s craft.

Your journal should be set up on your own paper like the model below.
This is the “note­taking” side. On this side, write down
quotes from the story, or images, or other points. Use page
numbers so that you can find the passages later.
This is the “note­making” side. On this side, write down
your responses to the quotes, images, or other points you
listed on the left side. Ask questions, raise insights, react to
the ideas.

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