DOUBLE ENTRY JOURNALS

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DOUBLE ENTRY JOURNALS

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PURPOSE

• The purpose of double-entry journal (DEJ) is to
  give you an opportunity to express your thoughts
  and become more involved with the material you
  encounter. You can do Double-entry Journals for
  both articles and listenings that are assigned in
  class.

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ASSIGNMENT

• As you read Holes, you will be keeping a
  double-entry journal. In this kind of journal,
  you will record your thoughts and questions in
  response to your reading. In your double-entry
  journal you may respond in these ways
• write about an experience in your own life that
  relates to what is happening in the novel
• write your opinions about what is happening in
  the novel
• write questions you may have about the novel.

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HOW???

• You will divide your page into two with a
  vertical line down the center, OR use the page I
  provided. An example is in your Spring Board
  book pg. 222
• On the left side, you will copy down short quotes
  from the original text that you find interesting
  in some way. 
• In the right column, you will write your personal
  responses to the quotes on the left.

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3 P. 221

• In a double-entry journal, you copy or summarize
  passages from the book on the left side (textual
  evidence) and write your response to that passage
  on the right side (commentary).
• Draw a horizontal line under each entry. It will
  look something like this example

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P221 EXAMPLE
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WHAT SHOULD I WRITE

• Write your reactions to the quote that you chose.
  
• Your reactions can include your own opinions,
  disagreements, interpretations, events in your
  life that the quote reminds you of, comments
  about grammar, and guesses about the meaning of
  new words. 
• In effect, you are talking back to the author or
  speaker as you write your responses.

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Response starters

• I really like (or dislike) this part because
• I wonder why
• I predict that
• I think the character should
• This reminds me of the time when I ...
• This reminds me of a book I read (movie I
  watched, and so on)

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WHY????

• Double-entry journals allow you to pick out the
  parts that YOU think are important, and to ask
  the questions that YOU have, instead of doing
  exercises that the teacher made up.
•   Doing your reading this way will help to
  improve your comprehension and vocabulary.
• It will also help you remember the material
  better.

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BOOK MARK VERSION
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EXAMPLE
LINE FROM TEXT
OPINION