Sample Dialectical Journal Reminder A Copy is in the 10th Grade box.

Sample Dialectical Journal Entry

 

Use Readers Writer’s Notebook for journal. You must include one journal entry for every chapter (or a specified number of entries if novels are not divided by chapters) with the following information:

1. Page number of quote/summary

2. A direct quote or summary of chosen event

3. Your response as to the significance of the chosen quote/summary to the development of characters or other key themes or motifs (especially symbolism) in the novel 

a.            Page number of a significant quote

b.            The exact text of the quote given in quotation marks

c.             The following entry responses:

            An interpretation of the quote (who says it, what is                                                             happening) (Minimum: Two sentences)

           

            An observation about character or theme development (how                                     a character changes and/or a key theme that is shown by the                                     quote) (Minimum: Two sentences)

A question or prediction regarding the quote (Minimum: One       sentence)

A personal response to the quote or the passage (Minimum: Two       sentences)

SAMPLE

Page	Text of Quote	Journal Entry
1/2	“His people had once been great makers of songs so that everything they did or heard became a song . . .In Kino’s head there was a song now, clear and soft, and if he had been able to speak of it, he would have called it the Song of the Family.”	Interpretation: The narrator is talking.  Kino’s ancestors wrote many songs about their lives and circumstances.  Kino has written one about family. Observation:  The “songs” seem to represent something important; possibly values that are important to Kino’s people. Question:  What does Steinbeck mean by “songs”? Personal Response: I have kinds of songs for different parts of my life – the song of friends, of school, of things that are important to me . . . .

Used with permission of SAS Teacher Ms. Tobenkin 2012; modified by Carmichael July 29, 2013

Week 8 English 10 A

10th^th Grade Week 8

Day	Date	Assignment  Reminder Dialectical Journals past due Make sure you have completed your Cornell Notes on Chavez’s speech to the Commonwealth Club. Honor students should completed research on Chavez Speech. All students should be conducting basic research on Latino Empowerment. Definition of Empowerment: To give power to (someone) To give official authority or legal power to (someone) Examples: ·       Gloria Allred seeks changes in the workplace that will empower women. ·      Congress has empowered state legislatures to set educational standards. ·      Her attorney was empowered on her behalf. ·      Students at Hollywood High are empowered to help themselves succeed by good time management, creation of study groups, and access to tutoring. Remember the Driving Question is: Agree or Disagree with Cesar Chavez’s claim that organization results in empowerment.  Resources for further research are in the 10th grade honors box.	√
Monday	9/29
Class work		Review of Driving Question: Agree or Disagree with Cesar Chavez’s claim that organization results in empowerment.  Finish Connotation discussion of the use of following words in the context of Chavez’s speech:  Braceros, conversion, tunnel vision, excrement, inflated, irrigation, mortality, malnutrition, migrant, expectancy, chattel, implements, dominated, empower, obituary, unionized, bread and butter, rhetoric, infamy, injustices, barrios, boycott, segment, ironic, inclined, clout, economic, leafleting, harassment, guarantee, surname, revolutionized, pesticide, herbicide, fumigate, unrestrained, contamination, mutation, legislators, covet, punch-drunk, pessimistic.
Homework		Prepare for Socratic Seminar Discussion of Significant Quotes Seminar will be graded based upon participation and following Seminar Rules the first time.  Late students will be penalized unless they have a legitimate written excuse.
Tuesday	9/30
Class work		Socratic Seminar on Chavez Speech to the Commonwealth Club
Homework		Complete Sections in Dialectical Journal on Author’s Intent, Audience Identification, Evaluation of Evidence
Wednesday	10/1	Review above sections with your teams Then continue with sections on Emotional Appeals, Ethical Appeals, and Loaded Works. Remember to identify all of the words that have strong emotional connotations and give an explanation of the associated emotions.  Remember to explain why someone is an authority and is therefore used as an ethical appeal.
Class work
Homework		Complete the sections on Rhetorical Techniques and Tone.  Do not forget to explain what is being compared to what in your identification of comparisons (similes, metaphors, analogies). Be prepared to discuss your choices with your teammates tomorrow in class. Be able to back up your choices with reasons.
Thursday	10/2
Class work		Discuss Rhetorical Techniques and Tone. Review of Logical fallacies. Make sure you bring your bookmarks.
Homework		Study for quiz on Logical Fallacies Review Your Dialectical Journals and continue research on Latino Empowerment.
Friday	10/3
Class work		Quiz on Logical Fallacies Complete Sections on Credibility of Source, Organization of Speech, and delivery of Speech. You may need to review the delivery of the speech. The URL is http://www.chavezfoundation.org/_cms.php?mode=view&b_code=001008000000000&b_no=16&field=&key=&n=8
Homework		Based on your analysis and research, create a Roman Numeral Outline of a 1000-word paper where you agree or disagree with Chavez’s claim that organization results in empowerment. Instructions for creating an outline are to be found in the 10th Grade Chavez folder. What evidence do you need to prove whether his claim is true or false?  Think about what determines empowerment. Be prepared to discuss in class on Monday. Reminder Socratic Seminar with Doctor Lara will be Wednesday, October 8th.  Have questions on empowerment ready!

Week 7 10th Grade English

10th^th Grade Week 7

Day	Date	Assignment  Reminder:  Revision of Analysis of “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” Past Due   Cornell Notes on GIST of Chavez  Speech Due Monday Parent/Guardian Signed Engrades due	√
Monday	9/22
Class work		Finish watching DVD Vocabulary Investigation In Teams Explore Denotation and Connotation of the following words:  Braceros, conversion, tunnel vision, excrement, inflated, irrigation, mortality, malnutrition, migrant, expectancy, chattel, implements, dominated, empower, obituary, unionized, bread and butter, rhetoric, infamy, injustices, barrios, boycott, segment, ironic, inclined, clout, economic, leafleting, harassment, guarantee, surname, revolutionized, pesticide, herbicide, fumigate, unrestrained, contamination, mutation, legislators, covet, punch-drunk, pessimistic.  Study Vocabulary on Quizlet.com (HHS MET 10th)
Homework		Download from Chavez Box and Read “En Memoria de Cesar Chavez” 1927-1993 “The Quest for Justice” “Culturas, Espiritu, y Orguello” by Juan Francisco Lara, Ph.D. Activity #3 In your Dialectical Journal Write a Reflection on Dr. Lara’s
Tuesday	9/23
Class work		Analyze Speech in class and teams
Homework		Activity #4   Dialectical Journal pp. 53- 55
Wednesday	9/24
Class work		Activity #5 Dialectical Journal pp. 56-58
Homework		Activity #6 Dialectical Journal pp.59
Thursday	9/25
Class work		Socratic Seminar Be prepared to discuss your Dialectical Journal Entries
Homework		Activity 7 Write a 1-page reflection on Socratic Seminar
Friday	9/26
Class work		Logical Fallacies Day 1
Homework		Complete Graphic Organizer Study for Logical Fallacies Quizlet