1. Each level should be at least 4-5 complete sentences.
English Name:
Date:
The Catcher in the Rye
Dialectical Journal Assignment
Chapter # __7___
Textual Evidence
Textual evidence comes directly from the book. This can be a direct quote spoken by a character or a passage of narration.
Response
This is where you will respond to the text in a thoughtful way. Follow the guiding questions to respond at the three different levels of analysis.
Each level should be at least 4-5 complete sentences.
“All I did was, I got up and went over and looked out the window. I felt so lonesome, all of a sudden. I almost wished I was dead” (Salinger 48).
Level 1: The Context of the Quote
Level 2: Author’s Tools and Literary Elements
Level 3: Create a thematic claim

2. Each level should be at least 4-5 complete sentences.
English Name:
Date:
The Catcher in the Rye
Dialectical Journal Assignment
Chapter # __8___
Textual Evidence
Textual evidence comes directly from the book. This can be a direct quote spoken by a character or a passage of narration.
Response
This is where you will respond to the text in a thoughtful way. Follow the guiding questions to respond at the three different levels of analysis.
Each level should be at least 4-5 complete sentences.
“Then I started reading this timetable I had in my pocket. Just to stop lying. Once I get started, I can go on for hours if I feel like it. No kidding. Hours” (Salinger 58).
Level 1: The Context of the Quote
Level 2: Author’s Tools and Literary Elements
Level 3: Create a thematic claim

3. Each level should be at least 4-5 complete sentences.
English Name:
Date:
The Catcher in the Rye
Dialectical Journal Assignment
Chapter # __9___
Textual Evidence
Textual evidence comes directly from the book. This can be a direct quote spoken by a character or a passage of narration.
Response
This is where you will respond to the text in a thoughtful way. Follow the guiding questions to respond at the three different levels of analysis.
Each level should be at least 4-5 complete sentences.
“ ‘You know those ducks in that lagoon right near Central Park South? That little lake? By any chance, do you happen to know where they go, the ducks, when it gets all frozen over? Do you happen to know by any chance?” (Salinger 60).
Level 1: The Context of the Quote
Level 2: Author’s Tools and Literary Elements
Level 3: Create a thematic claim

4. Each level should be at least 4-5 complete sentences.
English Name:
Date:
The Catcher in the Rye
Dialectical Journal Assignment
Chapter # __10___
Textual Evidence
Textual evidence comes directly from the book. This can be a direct quote spoken by a character or a passage of narration.
Response
This is where you will respond to the text in a thoughtful way. Follow the guiding questions to respond at the three different levels of analysis.
Each level should be at least 4-5 complete sentences.
“I’m the only dumb one in the family. My brother D.B.’s a writer and all, and my brother Allie, the one that died, that I told you about, was a wizard. I’m the only really dumb one. But you ought to see old Phoebe” (Salinger 67).
Level 1: The Context of the Quote
Level 2: Author’s Tools and Literary Elements
Level 3: Create a thematic claim