Essay
Journal Entries for How to Read Literature like a Professor
This book is key to being able to analyze literature. We will refer to it all year. I expect you to write your journal entry at the end of reading each chapter.
For each chapter, on the left side, find a quote that indicates the key principle the chapter is discussing. Then, on the right side, summarize the key points of the chapter. You can use paragraph format or bullets. Please get to the heart of the chapter concisely. Print out your journal for the first day of class or email it to me at adrienne.hollifield@bcsemail.org
Example response:
|Introduction: How’d He Do That? |Summary of points: |
|Page: xv |Where have I seen this before? |
|Quote: “When an English professor reads, on the other hand, he |Think symbolically. |
|will accept the affective response level of the story,…but a lot |Look for patterns |
|of his attention will be engaged by other elements of the novel.”|Look beyond the plot, drama, and characters |
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Quotation Summary of Major Points
|Chapter 1: Every Trip is a Quest |Summary of points: |
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|Quote: | |
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This book is key to being able to analyze literature. We will refer to it all year. I expect you to write your journal entry at the end of reading each chapter.
For each chapter, on the left side, find a quote that indicates the key principle the chapter is discussing. Then, on the right side, summarize the key points of the chapter. You can use paragraph format or bullets. Please get to the heart of the chapter concisely. Print out your journal for the first day of class or email it to me at adrienne.hollifield@bcsemail.org
Example response:
|Introduction: How’d He Do That? |Summary of points: |
|Page: xv |Where have I seen this before? |
|Quote: “When an English professor reads, on the other hand, he |Think symbolically. |
|will accept the affective response level of the story,…but a lot |Look for patterns |
|of his attention will be engaged by other elements of the novel.”|Look beyond the plot, drama, and characters |
| | |
Quotation Summary of Major Points
|Chapter 1: Every Trip is a Quest |Summary of points: |
|Page: | |
|Quote: | |
| |