Active+Reading

Active Reading As you read your novel, you will be responsible for taking notes along the way. By the time you are finished each cycle, you should record the use of at least //five// different literary terms as they function in your novel- use the literary terms sheet below to find your bank of possible lit terms. Be sure to quote the text directly, using page numbers, when recording your examples. After you use direct textual responses, explain why this exemplifies the literary term. For example, one of your responses may look like this:

IMAGERY: "As the leaves danced around my backyard and my nose filled with the sent of pumpkin pie, I was reminded of my lazy, fall childhood afternoons spent with at my grandparents lake house" (65). .
 * This is an example of imagery because it appeals to the senses of sight and smell and relates these senses back to a warm and happy memory

Additionally, you should record at least //five// key quotes in your novel per quarter. Explain each quote's significance when you record it. For example, if you are reading __The Catcher in the Rye__, you might use something like this:

"The best thing, though, in that museum was that everything always stayed right where it was. Nobody’d move. . . . Nobody’d be different. The only thing that would be different would be you" (124).
 * The quote is significant because it shows Holden's desire for things to remain unchanged. He struggles with the reality that people and things evolve. Therefore, he enjoys places like museums because everything remains the same at all times.


 * After you are done each quarter of your novel, you will turn your journal in for feedback. Your journal responses will receive a score (exceeds expectations, meets expectations, needs improvement, or unsatisfactory). Remember, to receive a minimum of 'meets expectations' you must meet the expectations aligned for you on this page.