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If you are a comfortable reader and writer, go for it. Tell me how much you’ve read, whether this is normal or unusual for you, and how the book fits into your reading comfort zone. Tell me what you understand. Quote me your favorite lines (but make sure you write the page number too). Tell me what you think of what you’re reading. Ask me questions. Connect your book to other books, ideas, and world events.
Guided Writing
- The number of pages and amount of time you read for this journal as well as a one or two sentence evaluation of the amount of reading you have done: 5 points
- One paragraph outlining characters and important developments: 5 points
- One referenced quotation that you thought was interesting: 2 points (no page number, no points)
- One explanation of why you thought the quotation was interesting: 2 points
- Identify and explain three elements of good writing or literary terms in your text: 2 points each (6 points total)
- One paragraph of text to self, text, or world connections: 5 points
English 9 Online 