Journal Requirements:
Length: 1 - 2 pages (where applicable) The QUALITY of your entry is more important than the quantity of words!
Format: 1" margins all around, double-spaced, 12 pt. standard font (Times New Roman or Arial)
Top left corner, single spaced: Name, Date, Journal #, Title of Novel
Journals will be graded on the 6-Traits Rubric and Most Common Writing Errors.
Format: 1" margins all around, double-spaced, 12 pt. standard font (Times New Roman or Arial)
Top left corner, single spaced: Name, Date, Journal #, Title of Novel
Journals will be graded on the 6-Traits Rubric and Most Common Writing Errors.
Journal Options:
Choose ONE for each journal entry:
1. Describe an experience you (or someone else you know) had that was like the experience of a character in the book.
2. Explain how a character in the book changed or is starting to change in the section you are responding to.
3. Explain why you would like to have one of the characters as a friend.
4. Create a diagram showing the setting of the story. (I’m marking for detail and accuracy not drawing talent!)
5. Sketch a scene in the book depicting a part of the plot (link) and explain why you chose to draw this scene.
6. Describe a feeling or emotion that you experienced as you were reading this section and what caused this feeling.
7. Write your opinion to a character’s action or reaction. What would you have done?
8. Write about a connection to another book you have read (think of similar characters, plots, settings and themes.
9. Write down a quote or passage that appeals to you. Describe why.
10. Write down three or four descriptive sentences from the novel that appeal to you and explain why.
11. Make a prediction of what is going to happen next.
12. Give your opinion of the author’s writing style? What images captured your interest? How did the author create suspense?
13. Participate in a blog about your book. The LIS Novel Blog posts a question to you regarding your novel. You will answer the question with a complete paragraph and try to reply to at least one other comment.
1. Describe an experience you (or someone else you know) had that was like the experience of a character in the book.
2. Explain how a character in the book changed or is starting to change in the section you are responding to.
3. Explain why you would like to have one of the characters as a friend.
4. Create a diagram showing the setting of the story. (I’m marking for detail and accuracy not drawing talent!)
5. Sketch a scene in the book depicting a part of the plot (link) and explain why you chose to draw this scene.
6. Describe a feeling or emotion that you experienced as you were reading this section and what caused this feeling.
7. Write your opinion to a character’s action or reaction. What would you have done?
8. Write about a connection to another book you have read (think of similar characters, plots, settings and themes.
9. Write down a quote or passage that appeals to you. Describe why.
10. Write down three or four descriptive sentences from the novel that appeal to you and explain why.
11. Make a prediction of what is going to happen next.
12. Give your opinion of the author’s writing style? What images captured your interest? How did the author create suspense?
13. Participate in a blog about your book. The LIS Novel Blog posts a question to you regarding your novel. You will answer the question with a complete paragraph and try to reply to at least one other comment.