When completing each daily journal entry, be sure to follow the Reading Journal rules you stapled to the inside cover of your Reading Journal . Each entry should be separated from preceding entries by at least one line, written in ink, dated, state the topic for that day, and have at least five (5) complete sentences responding to the topic. DO NOT MIX Reading Journal entries with D.O.L.'s, or any other materials.
Writing constructed responses to journal topics will help you become a better writer. Constructed responses restate the question in the process of answering the question. For example: Why did Scott's mother send him to the store? Scott's mother sent him to the store to purchase the milk she needed to make the brownies Scott wanted to eat for dessert.
BE SURE TO CHECK THE DATE OF THE TOPIC YOU'RE COPYING FROM THIS LIST TO BE SURE IT'S THE DATE OF THE TOPIC YOU NEED.
Weekly Reading Journal Topics:
Reading Journal Topics for the Week of May 14, 2012:
Monday: (5/14): Why didn't Two-Bit and Marcia ever date?
Tuesday: (5/15): Why doesn't Ponyboy date Cherry?
Wednesday: (5/16):Predict what their life together would've been like if Dally married Cherry.
This year's Reading Journal entries end with Wednesday's entry and were due Wednesday.
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Reading Journal Topics for the Week of May 7, 2012:
Monday: (5/7): Give the name/ nickname and a description of the clothing, physical appearance, and behaviors of a typical gang member if The Outsiders was set in the year 2012, instead of 1967.
Tuesday: (5/8): How would you reform Dally into a useful member of society?
Wednesday: (5/9):In what ways is Dally heroic, caring, courageous, strong, loyal, and generous?
Thursday: (5/10):How does the way Dally copes with Johnny's death differ from the way most people cope with the death of a loved one?
Friday: 5/11):What five comments would you make to S.E. Hinton about The Outsiders if you'd met her when she was seventeen-years-old and had just published the novel?
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Reading Journal Topics for the Weeks of April 30, 2012:
Monday: (4/30): What bonds hold the Curtis family together in the face of death?
Tuesday: (5/1): In what ways does the Curtis family differ from the Geaser family stereotype? (Hint: Consider how Steve, Two-Bit, Dally, and Johnny get along with their parents.)
Wednesday: (5/2): How does Johnny's death help Ponyboy emotionally mature?
Thursday: (5/3): In what ways does the friendship of Ponyboy and Cherry both increase and decrease the hatred between the Greasers and the Socs?
Friday: 5/4): Pretend you're a family court judge. Explain why you will or won't allow Ponyboy to continue living with Darry and Sodapop.
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Reading Journal Topics for the Weeks of April 23, 2012:
Monday: (4/23) : Create a five sentence advertisement persuading people to visit Jay Mountain Resort. (Hint: Use propaganda techniques.)
Tuesday: (4/24): In what ways is one of the Outsiders characters like you?
Wednesday: (4/25): Explain why Steve, Sodapop, Darry, and Ponyboy are all Greasers and yet all have different reasons for fighting.
Thursday: (4/26): How did Johnny's crippling injuries and imminent death alter his attitude towards his undeniably miserable life?
Friday: (4/27): How did Bob's death, Johnny's crippling injuries, being a criminal fugitive change, and saving children's lives change Ponyboy's attitude towards Darry?
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Reading Journal Topics for the Weeks of April 10, 2012, and April 16, 2012:
THERE ARE NO READING JOURNAL ENTRIES REQUIRED for THE WEEKS of I-LEAP TESTING. Reading Journal entries will recommence Monday, April 23, 2012.
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Reading Journal Topics for the Week of March 26, 2012:
Monday: (3/26) : Why is it easier to know how to fix someone else's family problems than it is to know how to fix your own family's problems?
Tuesday: (3/27): Explain how it is an author can be anyone, but not just anyone can be an author?
Wednesday: (3/28): What are five stereotypes you believe are usually, but not always, correct?
Thursday: (3/29): Write a rhymed poem of five or more lines about the life of a cowboy in MODERN DAY Oklahoma. (Use figurative language to create rich imagery as much as possible.)
Friday: (3/30): Choose a family member, and explain how electronic wizardry has made that family member either more or less important in your life.
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Reading Journal Topics for the Week of March 19, 2012:
Monday: (3/19) : What are the similarities and differences of wealthy and poor families?
Tuesday: (3/20): Explain how an atlas, a book of maps, could be useful to a family, a business person, or an army general ?
Wednesday: (3/21): What are the problems and benefits of being a family member?
Thursday: (3/22): How does a real world hero/ heroine think, dress, and act?
ALTERNATE TOPIC: Pretend you're a super hero; describe your super powers, costume, arch enemy, best friend, and what you want to accomplish more than anything else.
Friday: (3/23): How does your rejection or acceptance of others affect your happiness and opportunities in life?
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The Week of (3/12) topics are the first Reading Journal topics of the fourth quarter.
Reading Journal Topics for the Week of March 12, 2012:
Monday (3/12): Describe five ways a family of five living in the same house differs from five unrelated people renting rooms in the same house.
Tuesday (3/12): Compare and contrast the lives of wealthy and poor teenagers. (Consider housing, safety, schools, amusements, and futures.)
Wednesday (3/14): In what ways do the lives of teenagers remain constant from generation to generation?
Thursday (3/15): Decide whether you'd classify yourself as more a Soc or a Greaser, and explain your reasoning. (If you feel you have none of the characteristics of a Soc or Greaser, explain your reasoning.)
Friday (3/16): How do the relationships of family members change over twenty or more years?
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