A dialectical journal records a dialogue
– conversation – between the ideas in the text (the words you are reading)
and the ideas of the reader (you).
In your journal,
keep a dialogue with yourself.
Write down your
thoughts, questions, insights, and ideas while you read.
· Fold the page in half.
· In the RIGHT COLUMN, record notes
from text or discussion.
· In the LEFT COLUMN, write down YOUR
OWN thoughts.
Step 1 ~ Reading for
Understanding
1. Read the text at least once.
2. On your own, record at least 5 entries in the RIGHT COLUMN
– unfamiliar words, important plot development, insight about a character, etc.
* Also, write down any questions your teacher or classmates ask aloud during reading in the LEFT COLUMNS.
* Record your answers on the
RIGHT.
3. After reading, write down your own
thoughts, questions, definitions for unfamiliar words in the LEFT COLUMN.
4. Write a summary of the entire text in a color that stands out.
Step 2 ~ Discussing
the Text/Adding to Your Journal
1. Discuss
the text with your classmates.
· Share
and compare summaries. Is yours missing any important information,
or does yours add to what your classmates’ wrote?
· Ask the questions out loud that you wrote in your journal, even if you already have an
answer for it.
2. In a different color, add to your journal any insights that your classmates offered.
· You must add at least 2 thoughts to your journal.
· Make sure all unfamiliar words are defined, all questions are
answered.
Step 3 ~ Reflect
Review your notes
and write about the following IN YOUR JOURNAL:
a.
What
was the text about?
b.
What
did you think of it?
c.
What
did you discover?
d.
What
do you still need to know?
For today:
Write down at least five things in a column on the right (insight, plot, discussion points, etc).
Write down your thoughts and responses to the points on the right in the LEFT COLUMN.
Write a summary of the whole text at the bottom.
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