1. Double Entry Journals Shoulds and Should Nots

2. Remember The Double Entry Journals are your chance to interact with the text. Double Entry Journals should be done AS you read. They should be from all parts of the book, not just one section.

3. Use Proper Quote Format “Make sure to properly write your quotes”(32). Quote Mark Parenthesis Page The Quote Quote Mark Period

4. Use Proper Quote Format “Make sure to properly write your quotes?”(32) Quote Mark Question Mark Page (or Exclamation Mark) The Quote Quote Mark Parenthesis Note: The question mark or exclamation mark go inside the quote marks and there is no period.

5. Label Each of Your Parts Make sure that you label your sections: From The Book: “This is where the quote goes”(32). From Your Head: This is where your response goes.

6. Use Your Prompts from the Assignments Sheet Text to Text Text to Self Text to World Ask a question and attempt to answer it using information from the text. Discuss your reaction to the action in the quote.

7. Your Responses Should Contain Indirect or Direct Examples from the Text

8. Example: From Your Head This quote is significant because not only does it summarize the story, but it gives the reader part of the setting. The setting is described as being dull and boring and a place that does not allow people to be creative or happy. The author directly states this by describing the house as dark with grey walls and blacked out windows. He indirectly details the setting when he explains that Sherrie was an unhappy person after having spent so much time in the house.