Author: Stacey Barnes
Company: KLC

8A: Outside Reading Novel One—Assignments 

M-Reader Response Journal
30 points
After you have chosen your book, you will make your first journal entry. Please follow the directions below to do this successfully.

1. Journaling (20 points)
Before you begin reading your novel, use one of the reading strategies you have already studied: make a prediction! Look at the cover- study the illustrations. Read the summary again. Look at the universal theme: determination. Think about anything you already know about the setting, time period, or author. Now apply all of this information to the following assignment.
In a short essay, respond to the following questions: What do you think will happen in this novel? What conflict do you think that the characters will face in order to prove their determination? What do you think the outcome will be?

2. Vocabulary (10 points)
•	As you read your novel, please highlight or circle the words that you encounter which you struggle to understand. 
•	List those words in your journal (no less than 5 per 10-12 pages) 
•	Write the sentence you found the word in along with the page number.  
•	Look up the definition of the word (www.dictionary.com) and record the definition in your own words. Do NOT copy the definition. You might try to illustrate the definition if that helps. 

E-Reader Response Journal
30 points
This assignment will be the second entry in your reader-response journal. Please follow the directions below to complete this assignment succesfully.

1. Journaling (20 points)
During this lesson, you reviewed how authors use details that appeal to the five senses, or sensory language, to evoke mental images and feelings from the reader. Please review what you have read this week and find a sentence or paragraph where the author of your novel uses sensory language successfully. Record this at the top of your page. Make sure to put quotation marks around it and include the page number.
Underneath the quotation from your novel, create an illustration that depicts the mental image that this particular passage evoked.
Underneath your illustration, please write a few sentences describing why this particular quotation stood out to you. What words or techniques has this author used that you would like to try in your own writing?

2. Vocabulary (10 points)
•	As you read your novel, please highlight or circle the words that you encounter which you struggle to understand. 
•	List those words in your journal (no less than 5 per 10-12 pages). 
•	Write the sentence you found the word in along with the page number.  
•	Look up the definition of the word (http://www.merriam-webster.com/) and record the definition in your own words. Do NOT copy the definition. You might try to illustrate the definition if that helps. 

D-Reader Response Journal
30 points
This assignment will be the third entry in your reader-response journal. Please follow the directions below to complete this assignment succesfully.

1. Journaling (20 points)
During this lesson, you learned the writing techniques that poets use to create voice, tone, mood, metaphor, and simile. You even wrote your own poem using these techniques. Let's now apply what you have learned to your independent reading!
You have probably written an "I Am" poem before. An "I Am" poem follows a certain format (see below) and it is most often an autobiographical piece about the author. In this journal entry, you are going to write an "I Am" poem, BUT you are going to write it from the perspective of one of your characters.
This can be a little bit confusing. Look at the example below to see an "I Am" poem written from the persepective of The Big Bad Wolf. Pay attention to the words that are underlined- this is the format of the poem.

I Am The Big Bad Wolf
I am hungry and strong.
I wonder when I can get myself some salty ham.
I hear little pink pigs squealing.
I see their curly little tails teasing me.
I want to eat them all up.
I dream of opening up a Big Bad Wolf Submarine Shop.
I worry that I won't have the proper seasonings once I catch those little pigs.
I feel ravenous and angry.
I am not afraid of those little pigs and one day I will catch them!
Now it's your turn! Choose one of the characters from your book, and in your journal, create an "I Am" poem from their perspective using the following formula:
I Am Character's Name
I am (2 traits that describe your character)
I wonder (what does your character wonder?)
I hear (what sounds fill your character's ears?)
I see (what visions fill your character's head?)
I want (what desires fuel your character's actions?)
I dream (what might your character dream?)
I worry (what bothers your character?)
I feel (what does your character feel?)
I am (2 different traits that describe your character)
Remember to have fun and be creative! Use your imagination if you get stuck!

2. Vocabulary (10 points)
•	As you read your novel, please highlight or circle the words that you encounter which you struggle to understand. 
•	List those words in your journal (no less than 5 per 10-12 pages). 
•	Write the sentence you found the word in along with the page number.  
•	Look up the definition of the word (http://www.merriam-webster.com/) and record the definition in your own words. Do NOT copy the definition. You might try to illustrate the definition if that helps. 

DH-Reader Response Journal
30 points
Please follow the directions below to complete your fourth journal entry successfully.

1. Journaling (20 points)
During this lesson, you learned the technique of creating an outline to organize your research before you write. In this entry, you will apply the same concept- organization- to your novel.
Remember when you were asked to compare and contrast in the second lesson? This week you will use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast two different charcters from the novel that you are reading.

2. Vocabulary (10 points)
•	As you read your novel, please highlight or circle the words that you encounter which you struggle to understand. 
•	List those words in your journal (no less than 5 per 10-12 pages) 
•	Write the sentence you found the word in along with the page number.  
•	Look up the definition of the word (www.dictionary.com) and record the definition in your own words. Do NOT copy the definition. You might try to illustrate the definition if that helps. 

S-Reader Response Journal
30 points
Please follow the directions below to complete your fifth journal entry successfully.

1. Journaling (20 points)
During this lesson, you practiced using your Design Mind to write creatively. Let's apply this to your writing!
In your journal this week, create a cluster about the setting of your novel. What are all of the words and phrases that the setting brings to mind? Choose one of those words or phrases and write freely for 5 minutes in your journal. Just see where your Design Mind happens to take you.

2. Vocabulary (10 points)
•	As you read your novel, please highlight or circle the words that you encounter which you struggle to understand. 
•	List those words in your journal (no less than 5 per 10-12 pages) 
•	Write the sentence you found the word in, along with the page number.  
•	Look up the definition of the word (www.dictionary.com) and record the definition in your own words. Do NOT copy the definition. You might try to illustrate the defintion if that helps. 

V- Reader Response Journal
30 points
Please follow the directions below to complete your sixth journal entry successfully.

1. Journaling (20 points)
During this lesson, you learned how changing the point of view can change the entire story. Let's apply this to the novel you are reading!
In your journal this week, write how the story would be different if it was told from the perspective of one of the minor characters or villains. Try writing from that character's perspective and in that character's voice.

2. Vocabulary (10 points)
•	As you read your novel, please highlight or circle the words that you encounter which you struggle to understand. 
•	List those words in your journal (no less than 5 per 10-12 pages). 
•	Write the sentence you found the word in along with the page number.  
•	Look up the definition of the word (www.dictionary.com) and record the definition in your own words. Do NOT copy the definition. You might try to illustrate the definition if that helps. 

I-Reader Response Journal
30 points
Please follow the directions below to complete your seventh journal entry successfully.

1. Journaling (20 points)
In this assignment, you will apply what you have studied about literary devices to the novel that you are reading. We will focus on conflict.
Recall the theme of this novel project: determination. We have already established that one needs conflict in order to be determined about something. What is it that your character is struggling against?
Write a journal entry from the perspective of your character. In this journal entry, explore the conflict that they are struggling with and opposing with their determination. Write about what propels them forward, or in other words, keeps them determined to keep fighting.

2. Vocabulary (10 points)
•	As you read your novel, please highlight or circle the words that you encounter which you struggle to understand. 
•	List those words in your journal (no less than 5 per 10-12 pages) 
•	Write the sentence you found the word in along with the page number.  
•	Look up the definition of the word (www.dictionary.com) and record the definition in your own words. Do NOT copy the definition. You might try to illustrate the definition if that helps. 

MML-Reader Response Journal
30 points
Please follow the directions below to complete your eighth journal entry successfully.

1. Journaling (20 points)
In this assignment, you will apply your study of "metaphor" to the novel that you are reading. Look through the chapter(s) that you read during this lesson. What are some of the metaphors that the author has used successfully? Write these down along with the page number. Underneath each metaphor, write down what you think the author meant. (Please find, record, and write about at least 5).

2. Vocabulary (10 points)
•	As you read your novel, please highlight or circle the words that you encounter which you struggle to understand. 
•	List those words in your journal (no less than 5 per 10-12 pages). 
•	Write the sentence you found the word in along with the page number.  
•	Look up the definition of the word (www.dictionary.com) and record the definition in your own words. Do NOT copy the definition. You might try to illustrate the definition if that helps.

L-Reader Response Journal
30 points
Please follow the directions below to complete your tenth journal entry successfully. Make sure that you finish this novel by the time you complete your next lesson. You will begin a novel project soon!

1. Journaling (20 points)
Think about the theme of the novel: determination. Think about how the main character(s) has exhibited this trait. Think about a time in your life when you have shown determination. Put yourself inside the novel. How would you have handled the conflict that the character encountered? What would you have done differently? What did you admire about the character's choices? What did you learn from your character about facing conflict in the future? Do you think that you would be friends with the main character? Why or why not?

2. Vocabulary (10 points)
•	As you read your novel please highlight or circle the words that you encounter which you struggle to understand. 
•	List those words in your journal (no less than 5 per 10-12 pages) 
•	Write the sentence you found the word in along with the page number.  
•	Look up the definition of the word (www.dictionary.com) and record the definition in your own words. Do NOT copy the definition. You might try to illustrate the definition if that helps.

W-Reader Response Journal
30 points
Please follow the directions below to complete your final journal entry successfully. Make sure that you have finished the novel before you complete this lesson. You will begin a new novel project very soon!

1. Journaling (20 points)
Think about your first journal entry, where you were asked to make a prediction about what this novel would be about. How close were you? Did the novel meet your expectations?
In this final entry, please write a review of the novel. Write about what you did and/or did not like regarding the following literary elements: character, plot, setting, and conflict. If you were the author, what might you have done differently, if anything?

2. Vocabulary (10 points)
•	As you read your novel, please highlight or circle the words that you encounter which you struggle to understand. 
•	List those words in your journal (no less than 5 per 10-12 pages). 
•	Write the sentence you found the word in along with the page number.  
•	Look up the definition of the word (www.dictionary.com) and record the definition in your own words. Do NOT copy the definition. You might try to illustrate the definition if that helps.