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This is how your Writer's Notebook page should look:
Date
(Novel Title) Comments
(Novel Title) Comments
The comments on the right side of the
page should be in response to the
quotation that you copied from the
textbook, which is included here in
your left-hand column. You will not
define or explain the quote, you will
reflect upon it, analyze it in depth and
rationalize its contents in terms of the
novel and in terms of your life. SHOW
THAT YOU ARE THINKING! Consider
the essential questions for the course
when writing, so that your reflection
shows assimilation and internalization
of the text.I want to see that you are
reflecting upon what you read.
page should be in response to the
quotation that you copied from the
textbook, which is included here in
your left-hand column. You will not
define or explain the quote, you will
reflect upon it, analyze it in depth and
rationalize its contents in terms of the
novel and in terms of your life. SHOW
THAT YOU ARE THINKING! Consider
the essential questions for the course
when writing, so that your reflection
shows assimilation and internalization
of the text.I want to see that you are
reflecting upon what you read.
Divide your Writer's Notebook page in half, either by folding the page or drawing a line. Begin
a dialogue with your novel by having a written conversation.
a dialogue with your novel by having a written conversation.
Copy a quotation fully or partially,
as long as this one shows what
you are trying to expose. Use
ellipsis (three dots) to show that
the quotation is truncated and you
did not copy it whole. Write the
page number where you found the
quote.
as long as this one shows what
you are trying to expose. Use
ellipsis (three dots) to show that
the quotation is truncated and you
did not copy it whole. Write the
page number where you found the
quote.
You can also just write a word that
stands out for you, and page number
or
You could write a question and the
page number (There are requirements
for this though-see the other notes.).
stands out for you, and page number
or
You could write a question and the
page number (There are requirements
for this though-see the other notes.).
Also, here you will write: why you
noticed something in the text. What
you see or feel (senses). What literary
devices or elements you found.
Explain why you have a question or
what the word seems to do to the
story. Question why you have
questions or why you go off on other
thoughts while your read.
noticed something in the text. What
you see or feel (senses). What literary
devices or elements you found.
Explain why you have a question or
what the word seems to do to the
story. Question why you have
questions or why you go off on other
thoughts while your read.
Fold the page or
draw a line to divide
the quote taken from
the text and the
response that you
write.
draw a line to divide
the quote taken from
the text and the
response that you
write.