Seniors,
When your full book is due on Thursday, February 26th, you are also required to turn in a journal. In the past, students have had problems writing a journal and instead have simply written a summary. While summaries are sometimes important writings, I do not not simply want proof that you have read the text (your test score is the evidence I use for that).
Composing a journal entry is higher-level analytical writing as compared to a summary. Since these writings are sometimes more difficult to start, I am posting "possible journal entry questions" for each of the reading circle texts.
As a way to earn a few bonus points, you can post possible journal questions onto this blog entry.
This post will be updated through Wednesday evening (2/25), so please check back!
Mr. Cullen
Period 3
The Road
Slaughterhouse V
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Catch-22
The Color Purple
Interview with a Vampire
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Period 5
In Cold Blood
Lovely Bones
The Road
Wicked
Time Traveler's Wife
Fallen Angels
Period 6
The Catcher in the Rye
The Lovely Bones
Cat's Cradle
Period 7
Black Like Me
The Road
The Lovely Bones
Fahrenheit 451
*Please note that this post has been updated to include the date for the full book quiz and journal!!
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A good journal entry for Catch-22 would be how you feel about the actual Catch-22 and its trickyness.
P.S.
Your beard looked nice today and that blue shirt really complemented your skin tone
Your friend,
Sam Lantz
How do Nettie's letters differ from Celie's? How are they the same?
How are woman portrayed in Catch-22?
What do you think about the way the author placed the text on the pages? Some pages contained only one word while others had whole pages of text. Was this distracting and did it portray any meaning? Why do you think the author did this?
Why do you think the mother decided to killed herself and the father decide to live? Do you think he understood something that she did not?
What is eighteenth century New Orleans like? How does Rice describe the city in those times? What appeals to you as a reader?
What is the point in Vonnegut including the Cinderella story in it? Was he trying to parallel Cinderella and Billy? And what was this parallel supposed to contribute to the understanding of the novel?
These questions are for each book, one for each, one for each.
For In Cold Blood,
Why do Perry and Dick show no remorse for the murder?
Why thank you Sam Lantz. My beard appreciates your compliments.
Mr. Cullen
For Cat's Cradle...
What is your opinion of the fathers of the atom bomb, Dr. Hoenikker to be exact, given the details from the story?
Was he a bad person, crazy or just trying to explore science and couldn't help how his discoveries were used?
The Lovely Bones:
Pd. 7 - Michelle Webber
How has Mr. Harvey's past influence the decisions he's made today?
Why do you think Mr. Harvey continually ''checked'' back on the neighborhood? (thoughts and feelings)
Why do you think Susie's family fell apart in a time of need instead of pulling together?
How do you think her family will continue to deal with her death in the future?
Explain why you think Susie's mother will stay or not.
The Lovely Bones:
If you were Susie, explain whether or not you'd continue to watch your family if knowing you can't interact or intervene with their decisoins/life.
If you were Len Fennermen, how would you handle Susie's father, mother, and the rest of the family. (takie in consideration her father pinpointing Mr. Harvey without having proof.)
Michelle Webber
The time traveler's wife
the journal entry could be out clare's unconditional love. how all the warning signs were layed out for her of why she couldn't be with henry or what should stop her but she still kept loving him and found every reason to be with him.
OH p.s!
i think that since we are reading 1984 as a class 4th nine weeks that we shouldn't have to do reading circle books :)
take it into consideration! THANKS!
For the Road
A name is generally how the reader makes a personal connections to the charecthers in the novel, so what is your interpretation on why McCarthy chose to not give any of his charechers first names?
Liz Englehart
Period 5
In Cold Blood
How does Capote foreshadow a murder throughout the first chapter?
How does the murder affect the town of Holocomb? Does it reveal anything new about the town?
Describe and analyze the members of the Clutter family. What is your opinion on the family compared to how the rest of Holocomb sees the family.
For In Cold Blood, Why was Mr. Clutter acting so solemn and strange the day he died? Did perhaps foresee his death and took out the $40,000 life insurance paying double on his death?
Slaughterhouse V
Does the random time traveling throughout the novel seem to take away from the understanding of the plot?
Fallen Angels
How does Richie looks at war and what he thinks its all about?
Why is Richie scared to write letters back to his mother and brother?
Why is Richie fighting in the war?
for interview with the vampire:
Why does lestat make louis into a vampire in the first place?
Why does louis not leave lestat even though he hates (dislikes him very much) him?
What are the differences in personalities of lestat and louis; why does louis seem more compassionate?
Lovely Bones
Why does Abigial cheat on her husband when they are trying to get through their daughters murder?
Why would Mr. Harvey choose Susie as his victim? Random? Easy target?
Why won't the police put a little more effort into the investigation of Mr. Harvey?
Did Ruth and Susie have something in common (even if they did not know it) that Ruth feels Susie's spirit and dreams about her?
catcher in the rye
How does Holden's loneliness increase throughout the first half?
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