In the column on the right of the blog you'll find a place to post comments on your independent reading (the first book and background information). You should post at least four substantial comments between now and pumpkin time on Friday, January 7. Overall the comments should show a personal and analytical engagement with literature you have chosen and with the background reading. The comments should also show a willingness to interact with the other(s) reading the same material. I want lively posts that demonstrate care, attention, and insight.
You will also complete a quotation response journal with ten passages from the reading (one from the background and nine from the literature) and a response to each passage. For more on quotation response journals go here.
Reminder from the QRJ rubric: in order to get a "B" or higher you must make "thematic connection[s]" and "personal connection[s]"; you must ask "pertinent," "thought-provoking," and "insightful" questions; and you must include "[discussion of] literary devices": how the way the text is written contributes to its meaning).
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