Please remember the proper format for journal entries:

Date (in margin)                                      Title of Literary Selection                            Journal Entry #

Optional: on the lines below the heading, you may want to rewrite the journal assignment for your convenience.

The following reading journals have been assigned for the second quarter:

12. Select one of the discussion prompts from the Reading Journal Information Sheet and write an entry on one of those topics based upon chapter 12-15 of The Hound of the Baskervilles. Assigned 11-01-11

13. Choose one of the characters that the novel failed to mention what happened to (i. e. Frankland, the Barrymores, Laura Lyons, Beryl Stapleton, Dr. Mortimer). Write a creative story that depicts what life is like for them after the events in The Hound of the Baskervilles. Assigned 11-08-11

14.Write a book review for The Hound of the Baskervilles. (Three paragraphs) Assigned 11-11-11 

15. Refer to page 744 of your textbooks. Under the subheading "Writing About the Epic," provide a response for prompt below. Assigned 11-30-11

16. Describe how the following quote "greed proves to be their downfall" and how this applies to Book Nine of The Odyssey. Assigned 12-06-11

17. Books 9-12 of The Odyssey tell of Odysseus' most famous adventures; in fact, this is all that many readers know of The Odyssey. Why do you think these particular adventures continue to fascinate people? How did you feel about these favorite parts of The Odyssey? Assigned 12-07-11

18. Refer to page 781 of your textbook question #9. The Odyssey is centuries and centuries old. Are the human feelings revealed by the people in The Odyssey still important to people today? Are the needs of people still exactly the same today? Explain. Assigned 12-15-11

19. Choose one of the Discussion Topics on the Reading Journal Information Sheet and write an entry based upon Books 1-19 in The Odyssey. Assigned 01-03-12

20. Is Odysseus' revenge on the suitors and maids excessive? Discuss this question from Odysseus' point of view (remember he was the rightful king) and from your own modern point of view. Assigned 01-05-12

21. Compare and contrast the effectiveness of both the epic poem of The Odyssey with the movie shown in class. Which mode portrays these events in a more dramatic, vivid, and memorable way. Support your opinion with evidence. Assigned 01-06-12

The following reading journals have been assigned for the first quarter:

1. For the first paragraph, write about your favorite scene, conflict, character, etc. from your summer reading novels.  For the second paragraph, write about your least favorite scene, conflict, character, etc. from your summer reading novels. Assigned 09-08-11

2. Explain what the title "The Most Dangerous Game" means to you. Assigned 09-13-10

3. Relate "A Christmas Memory" story plot to any holiday memory or experience in your life. Assigned 9-15-10

4. Refer to page 209 of your textbook under the sub-heading "Writing About the Story." You are to write your entry on #2. For this assignment, read the short poem entitled "The Man He Killed" and compare it to "The Sniper" mentioning items a, b, and c under the poem. Assigned 9-23-10

5. Refer to page 224 of your textbook under the subheading "Writing About the Story."  Answer either #1 or #2. You are to write at least two full paragraphs that would provide either additional events after the ending or write an alternate ending for the story. Assigned 9-24-10

6. Do you think "The Scarlet Ibis" demonstrates how selfishness and greed can be used for the betterment of others? Why or why not? Assigned 9-28-11

7. Write a comparison and contrast entry for "The No-Guitar Blues" and "Thank You Ma'am" (you may want to refer to page 227 of your textbook for further information). Assigned 09-29-11

8. Using the last sentence of "Charley in Yellowstone," create a short narrative of your own in which you describe the thoughts, feelings, and actions of an animal or inanimate object. Assigned 10-12-11

9. On page seven of the novel, Holmes says to Watson, "now is the moment of fate, Watson, when you hear on the stairs a step which is walking into your life, whether for good or ill." How does this sentence set the mood or atmosphere of the novel? Assigned 10-14-11

10. Select one of the discussion prompts from the Reading Journal Information Sheet and write an entry on one of those topics based upon the first three chapters of the novel.  Assigned 10-17-11

11. Looking at chapters three and four specifically, analyze the unusual or unnatural events that are occurring. Pick two or three of these supernatural instances and try to think of some ways to explain these events. Assigned 10-19-11