Double Entry Journal-Directions/ Sample and Template
Double Entry Journal- *LAL & LAL Honors
Directions:
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Your log should contain two columns, one with information from the novel and another
with your own personal reactions.
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You should have one entry of summary and reaction for each chapter in the book.
o For example, if your book contains 25 chapters, your log should have 25 entries
of summary and reaction, unless your book has an accommodation.
o NOTE: Due to the length of some novels, the book you choose to read may have
an accommodation to the number of entries of summary and reaction needed per
chapter. Please see the number of chapters per entry of summary and reaction for
the novel choices listed below.
Maximum Ride (134 Chapters, plus prologue and epilogue)
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Accommodation – 1 entry of summary and reaction detailing the
events of every 6 chapters. The student’s Double Entry Journal
should contain a total of 22 entries.
Colibri (39 Chapters)
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Accommodation – 1 entry of summary and reaction detailing the
events of every 2 chapters. The student’s Double Entry Journal
should contain a total of 20 entries.
The Pact (19 Chapters)
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NO ACCOMODATION - The student’s Double Entry Journal
should contain a total of 19 entries of summary and reaction – one
for each chapter of the novel.
Airborn – (21 Chapters)
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NO ACCOMODATION - The student’s Double Entry Journal
should contain a total of 21 entries of summary and reaction – one
for each chapter of the novel.
The Maze Runner (62 Chapters, plus epilogue)
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Accommodation – 1 entry of summary and reaction detailing the
events of every 3 chapters. The student’s Double Entry Journal
should contain a total of 21 entries.
SUMMARY: On one side of the page you should have a column with points from the
novel, such as: characters, actions in the plot, setting, quotations, and vocabulary you did
not recognize.
o YOU MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF FIVE BULLETS OF SUMMARY
PER CHAPTER!
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REACTION: On the other side of the page you should have your personal reactions
bulleted to each item you listed under the novel side, such as: reactions, predictions,
connections, questions, definitions, etc.
o YOU MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF THREE BULLETS OF REACTIONS
PER CHAPTER!
Example:
Novel
Reactions
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
• This chapter introduced the main
• I’m eager to learn more about these
characters in the novel: Harry Potter,
characters, particularly Harry Potter. It
must be an amazing feeling to realize
Hermoinie Grainger, Ron Weasley,
Professor Snape and Dumbledore.
you are someone who is so special,
especially after living in a cupboard
• The setting of this novel is in England.
hole for years!
Harry goes to station 9 ¾ to get on the
train to Hogwarts. This platform can
• Professor Snape is incredibly
only be accessed by wizards.
intimidating. I would be terrified to be
in his class!
• Hogwarts has four houses: Gryfindor,
• If I were able to go into any house, I
Syltherine, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff.
would choose Ravenclaw. The people
• The sorting hat puts each student in a
in their house seem the most like
house.
myself.
• Harry desperately does NOT want to
be a part of the Syltherine house.
Luckily he is put into Gryfindor.
• Please follow directions. If your assignment does not follow the above directions it WILL
result in loss of credit.
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In order for this log to be graded and accepted on time, you must submit a physical
(printed copy) of your log AND submit it to Turnitin.com on the day that it is due.
o If a paper is not submitted to Turnitin.com on the day it is due, it will be
considered late.
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You will have up to five days after the due date to submit this assignment and still
receive credit. There will be a penalty of 10 points off for everyday the assignment is late.
After five days, no assignment will be accepted for credit.
Note: This log should contain only information you have gained from reading the book. No
outside sources should be used to complete this log (such as the internet, Sparknotes, other
student’s logs, etc.). If you are confused about the events in the chapter you should READ THE
CHAPTER AGAIN. If you still do not understand the events of the chapter – READ IT AGAIN.
If you still do not understand the chapter, summarize what happened to the best of your ability in
the summary column, and in the reaction column explain what confused you or what you did not
understand about the chapter. Using any outside sources to complete this assignment may result
in plagiarism.
A Sample Double-Entry Journal
From the source (text) MUST HAVE PAGE
NUMBERS FOR EVERY ENTRY
DATA:
Sample Responses
RESPONSE:
Questions…..
DIRECT QUOTES (PAGE #)
INDIRECT QUOTES (PAGE #)
SUMMARIES
DEFINITIONS (PAGE #)
My Predictions…..
SETTING (PAGE #)
CHARACTERIZATION (PAGE #)
SEQUENCE (rising action/falling action) (PAGE
#)
CLIMAX (PAGE #)
PROBLEM (PAGE #)
Connections…..
Text to text
Text to self
Text to world
SOLUTION (PAGE #)
NON-FICTION COULD ALSO INCLUDE:
STATISTICS (PAGE #)
Images…. Draw pictures
CONCEPTS/THEORIES (PAGE #)
GRAPHS (PAGE #)
SURVEY RESULTS (PAGE #)
EXPERT OPINIONS (PAGE #)
Reflections….
Double Entry Journal Template
Chapter/s Read:
Pages Read:
Summary of Chapter/Quote/Sequence/etc.
Response To Text:
Connections/Predictions/Reflections/etc: