Dialectical Journalling

Class:

Dialectical journaling allows me, as your teacher, to gauge your thinking and reading processes. It affords you the opportunity to interact and make meaning of text. When you share your ideas with your peers, it gives you the opportunity to interact with one another’s thinking and learn from each other. Use the left column of the chart below to write clear references to the text; use the right column of the chart to share your reactions.

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“Name of Chapter(s)” Dialectical Journal

Text	Response *Choose one or more per quote
Copy Quote/Keyword/ (or Sketch Panel for Graphic Novel).  Make sure to include page #. Copy Quote/Keyword/ (or Sketch Panel for Graphic Novel). Make sure to include page #.	Personal Connection Connect to other text/event Comment on/Predict its significance Explain what it symbolizes Explain its connection to theme Personal Connection Connect to other text/event Comment on/Predict its significance Explain what it symbolizes Explain its connection to theme

Questions *Use Types of Questioning	Response
Write evaluative or inferential questions Write evaluative or inferential questions	Respond to the questions you pose Respond to the questions you pose