Double Entry Journal Template For Summer Reading

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Summer Reading Fiction Book Assignment: Double Entry Journal
A double entry journal shows your conversation with the text. It enables you, the reader, to respond to the book
in a personal and analytical way. Furthermore, it forces you to pause and reflect on what the author has
communicated, thereby strengthening your reading comprehension ability. This is what good readers do
naturally.
DIRECTIONS
Students Entering Grades 5 & 6: You will be required to make a minimum of 8 double journal entries.
Students Entering Grades 7 & 8: You will be required to make a minimum of 10 double journal entries.
1. Use the left-hand side of the page to record a sentence or sentences from the text. Copy the passage
exactly as it is written. It can be a key event, interesting language, a critical fact, a main idea, a problem, a
character sketch, etc. Remember to write the page number.
2. Use the right-hand side of the page to respond to your selected passage. You can respond with feelings,
questions, connections, explanations, theories, analyses, predictions, etc. Remember to respond with at least
two (2) clear and complete sentences. You may use the sample sentence starters.
Sentence Starters for Right Side - My Response
★ These words/phrases make me think of . . .
★ This passage reminds me of a time when . . .
★ I had a similar conflict/situation when . . .
★ This passage reminds me of ____ in another piece I have read (tell what it is you read) . .
★ The author has created a ___ mood by . . .
★ The most important part is . . .
★ I infer . . .
★ I am confused
★ I previously thought ____about ____. Now my thinking has changed because . . .
★ Why . . .
Example:
What the Text Says
My Response
Page 1
“The flower garden was strained with rotting
From the onset of the story, James Hurst creates
brown magnolia petals and iron weeds grew
the image of death through his description of
rank amid the purple phlox…the last graveyard
the dying flowers and specific reference to the
flowers were blooming.”
“graveyard flowers.” The tone is heavy and
dark creating a sense of foreboding. It is clear
that the beauty of the story may be part of the
sadness. I think this means someone might be
sick or die.
“A brilliant moonbeam was slanting through a
Page 9
Since the author used the word slant, I picture a
gap in the curtains.”
sharp ray of light into the room instead of it
just shining. The details help me picture the
room and I wonder if the moonbeam is keeping
the character awake. If so, then maybe they are
troubled. I hope to find out in the next chapter.
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