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1 Bay Path Reginal Vcatinal Technical High Schl Summer Reading Assignment 2018 Any nvel by Neal Shusterman Students will read ne nvel by Neal Shusterman, any nvel, and cmplete six (6) dialectical jurnal entries (see instructins belw). Yu must space ut the qutes yu find (2 frm the beginning, 2 frm the middle, and 2 frm the end) frm thrughut the nvel. Dialectical Jurnals The term Dialectic means the art r practice f arriving at the truth by using cnversatin invlving questin and answer. Think f yur dialectical jurnal as a series f cnversatins with the texts we read during this curse. The prcess is meant t help yu develp a better understanding f the texts we read. Use yur jurnal t incrprate yur persnal respnses t the texts, yur ideas abut the themes we cver and ur class discussins. Yu will find that it is a useful way t prcess what yu re reading, prepare yurself fr grup discussin, and gather textual evidence fr yur Literary Analysis assignments. Prcedure: As yu read, chse passages that stand ut t yu and recrd them in the left-hand clumn f a T- chart (ALWAYS include page numbers). In the right clumn, write yur respnse t the text (ideas/insights, questins, reflectins, and cmments n each passage) If yu chse, yu can label yur respnses using the fllwing cdes: (Q) Questin ask abut smething in the passage that is unclear (limit t nly tw) - be sure t respnd t/reflect upn yur questin if/when yu find an answer. (C) Cnnect make a cnnectin t yur life, the wrld, r anther text (CL) Clarify answer earlier questins r cnfirm/disaffirm a predictin (R) Reflect think deeply abut what the passage means in a brad sense nt just t the characters in the stry. What cnclusins can yu draw abut the wrld, abut human nature, r just the way things wrk? (E) Evaluate - make a judgment abut the character(s), their actins, r what the authr is trying t say Prvide at least six (6) entries. Each entry must be at least 3 sentences lng. Yur respnses shuld be typed. Sample Dialectical Jurnal entry: The Things They Carried, by Tim O Brien Passages frm the text Pg#s Cmments & Questins -they carried like freight trains; they carried it n their backs and shulders-and fr all the ambiguities f Vietnam, all the mysteries and unknwns, there was at least the single abiding certainty that they wuld never be at a lss fr things t carry. Pg 2 (R) O Brien chses t end the first sectin f the nvel with this sentence. He prvides excellent visual details f what each slider in Vietnam wuld carry fr day-t-day fighting. He makes yu feel the physical weight f what sldiers have t carry fr simple survival. When yu cmbine the emtinal weight f lved nes at hme, the fear f death, and the respnsibility fr the men yu fight with, with this physical weight, yu start t understand what sldiers in Vietnam dealt with every day. This qute sums up the cnfusin that the men felt abut the reasns they were fighting the war, and hw they clung t the nly certainty - things they had t carry - in a cnfusing wrld where nrmal rules were suspended.

2 Bay Path Reginal Vcatinal Technical High Schl Summer Reading Assignment 2018 Any nvel by Neal Shusterman Chsing Passages frm the Text: Lk fr qutes that seem significant, pwerful, thught prvking r puzzling. Fr example, yu might recrd: Effective &/r creative use f stylistic r literary devices Passages that remind yu f yur wn life r smething yu ve seen befre Structural shifts r turns in the plt A passage that makes yu realize smething yu hadn t seen befre Examples f patterns: recurring images, ideas, clrs, symbls r mtifs. Passages with cnfusing language r unfamiliar vcabulary Events yu find surprising r cnfusing Passages that illustrate a particular character r setting Respnding T the Text: Yu can respnd t the text in a variety f ways. The mst imprtant thing t remember is that yur bservatins shuld be specific and detailed. Yu can write as much as yu want fr each entry. Use lse leaf paper fr yur jurnals. Students als have the ptin f typing their respnses. Basic Respnses Raise questins abut the beliefs and values implied in the text Give yur persnal reactins t the passage Discuss the wrds, ideas, r actins f the authr r character(s) Tell what it reminds yu f frm yur wn experiences Write abut what it makes yu think r feel Agree r disagree with a character r the authr Sample Sentence Starters: I really dn t understand this because I really dislike/like this idea because I think the authr is trying t say that This passage reminds me f a time in my life when If I were (name f character) at this pint I wuld This part desn t make sense because This character reminds me f (name f persn) because Higher Level Respnses Analyze the text fr use f literary devices (tne, structure, style, imagery) Make cnnectins between different characters r events in the text Make cnnectins t a different text (r film, sng, etc ) Discuss the wrds, ideas, r actins f the authr r character(s) Cnsider an event r descriptin frm the perspective f a different character Analyze a passage and its relatinship t the stry as a whle Imprtant infrmatin: Yur summer reading assignment is due n the first day f class; yu may als have a test n this nvel n the first day f class. If yu are unable t purchase a cpy f the nvel, yu may check ut a cpy frm any twn library.

3 Name Date Dialectic Jurnal- Qutes and Respnses Directins: After reading the nvel f yur chice by Neal Shusterman, cmplete six (6) dialectical jurnal entries. Yu must space ut the qutes yu find frm thrughut the nvel (2 frm the beginning, 2 frm the middle, and 2 frm the end). Chse qutes t write in the chart under the Qute heading, cite the page number under the PG # heading, and respnd t the qute yu have chsen in the final bx. See directins fr respnding n the page titled Dialectic Jurnal directins. QUOTE PG # RESPONSE

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