Book Club Journal Entries
Journal Entry #1:
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Describe in detail the setting of your book using imagery (sensory language).
Sensory language means using descriptive words that show: tasting,
feeling, touching, seeing, and hearing.
Now look through your text and write an example that you have found containing
imagery.
Describe in detail the setting of your novel by answering these questions:
HINT: The setting of a novel is where all the ACTION takes place.
1. Can you connect this setting to a place you have visited? Where? When?
Tell me about it.
2. Can you connect the setting to another novel you have read? Which one? Give
me a reason why these connect.
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Journal Entry #2:
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Think about the main character in your story. If you were to compare that character to
something using a simile, what would it be? HINT: uses like or as
Write your simile:
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Explain why you chose to use this simile.
Think about the supporting character within your book.
something (without using like or as), creating a metaphor.
Now compare him/her to
Write
your
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metaphor:
Explain why you chose to use this metaphor.
The use of color in our world is symbolic of many things. What color would you use to
describe the novel to this point? (black, grey, yellow, white, green)
Write
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Tell me why you chose this color.
Support your choice of this color with evidence from the text.
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Journal Entry #3:
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Examine your current reading and find 3 different examples of figurative language
(poetic devices) used within those pages.
HINT: simile, metaphor, imagery, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, alliteration
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Write an example from your reading for each of these figurative languages.
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How does figurative language within your reading impact the characters and the
setting within these pages? Explain.
Characters:
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Setting of the
book:__________________________________________________________
What does the use of this figurative language do for YOU the reader? Explain.
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Journal Entry #4:
Prefix
Ab- aadinterdissecircumproAutoSub-
abs-
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Definition
from, off, away
to, toward, near
between
opposite of, differently, apart, away
apart
around
forward, forth
self
below
Examine your current reading and find five words that use a prefix from above, and write the
sentences in which they were used.
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Take your five words and find its meaning and origin within a dictionary.
Word
Origin
Meaning
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Journal Entry #5:
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Root
am, amor
bene
mal
flu,
fluc, flux
greg
litera
luc, lum
man, manu
scrib, script
simil, simul
sol, soli
vid, vis
bio
Definition
love, liking, friendliness
good, well
evil, ill, bad badly
flow
gather, flock
letter
light
hand
write
similar, like, same
alone, lonely, single
see, look, sight
life
Examine your current reading and find five words that use a root from above, and write the
sentences in which they were used.
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Take your five words and find its meaning and origin within a dictionary.
Word
Origin
Meaning
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Journal Entry #6:
Suffix
Cept, ceive, ceipt
Ise, ize
ion, tion, action
able, ible
Definition
to take hold, hold, grasp
to become like
being, the result of
capable of being
Examine your current reading and find five words that use a suffix from above, and
write the sentences in which they were used.
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Take your five words and find its meaning and origin within a dictionary.
Word
Origin
Meaning
Take each one of these 5 words and use each word correctly in a sentence of your own.
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Journal Entry 4 Continued
Take each one of these 5 words and place them within a sentence of your own.
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Write down a quote from your reading today that is meaningful to you. Explain why
you chose this quote. Use a separate sheet of paper if needed.
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Journal Entry 5 Continued
Take each one of these 5 words and place them within a sentence of your own.
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Examine your reading from today and identify the tone and mood of the text.
Tone is the author’s feelings towards the subject. Mood is how YOU respond to the
setting, characters, and actions of people within the text.
Tone:
Mood:
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Journal Entry 6 Continued
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Themes are the central or universal messages in literature. What is one theme you
have read about in your novel? Explain this theme and give an example.
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Explanation:___________________________________________________________
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