INDEPENDENT READING ASSIGNMENT
English 11
Second Semester
Literature Log Due Dates:
Log 2: 4/16
For this semester you must read a significant American book. For assessment, you will be asked to do
two log entries. (Do the first entry after reading half of your book. The second must be completed after
you are finished reading.)
Literature Logs 1 and 2 topics:

What discovery did you make on your own while reading this book? This could concern a matter
of style, character, point of view, setting, or it might be something about an idea the book
raises.

What specifically did you find enjoyable, disturbing, important, moving, puzzling, or ridiculous?

What would you tell someone who is wondering about whether or not to read this book?

If you were to teach this book to a class of juniors, what would you consider the most important
things they should learn?

Would you include this book in a “canon” of American literature?
**Use a different topic for each entry**