Literature Response Journal Vocabulary Assignment
In addition to the 3 reading reflections required, each time you submit your
LRJ entries, you must also include the following vocabulary assignment. In
other words, I am expecting (4) sheets of paper stapled… 3 written LRJ entries
and the following:
Step 1: Reread your 3 LRJ entries and check for spelling.
Step 2: As you read, circle three words that you chose that could be improved
by replacing them with stronger, more descriptive, or more specific synonyms.
Step 3: Using a thesaurus, dictionary, or other resource, identify a replacement
word for each and write down the definition word for word.
* **Challenge yourself to find vocabulary which you do not already have
mastery with.
Step 4: On a new sheet of paper, make a chart by writing each of the three
replacement words in order, with a short, 1-2 sentence, explanation of why the
newly found words more vibrantly or accurately convey what you had hoped for
in your LRJ writing. BE SPECIFIC to the context of your LRJ entry.
Sample Format:
Original
Replacement
New word
word
word
Definition
blistering
an intense severity
I think that “blistering” is
marked with pain
more appropriate because
or the forming of
it is a level of heat
blisters.
associated with pain and
1) hot
Explanation:
when Mom scalded me
with the pan, I felt the
burn searing my arm.