Summer+Reading+Packet

Journal entries should: · Be thorough and complete · Reflect your personal feelings about the book. · Include comments about literary elements such as plot (what the story is about), setting (where and when the story takes place), imagery (word pictures that come to mind while reading the story) and how these elements contribute to the meaning of the text. · Make insightful personal connections and ask thought provoking questions. Makes connections beyond to self. · Be from the beginning, middle and end of the book. · Be neat and organized. · Meet the required amount of journal entries: 6th grade – 10-12 entries 7th & 8th grade – 12 – 15 entries
 * __ Criteria for Dialectical Journal __**