Review the project guidelines stated in Learning Activity 4.2 for the culminating project. As previously mentioned, your reading journal should be a combination of a journal and scrapbook and should include images, notes, and artifacts that capture your understanding of the novel. You may decide the format of your reading journal as long as it meets the outlined guidelines. Make sure you have 10 journal entries in your reading journal and that your entries meet the requirements outlined in the following Reading Journal Requirements document.

For three of the 10 entries, you will have the choice of what to do. Your choices will depend on what you are discovering and are curious about in your novel.

The remaining 7 entries will be based on the prompts provided.

Ten journal entries: requirements checklist Item No. 1

reading schedule.

Item No. 2

A short, written reflection about why you chose your novel.

Item No. 3

Notes that include the following about character development in three parts.

• What have you learned about the main character(s) from the first third of the novel?
• How have the main character(s) changed, grown, or revealed themselves in the second third?
• How have the main character(s) changed, grown, or revealed themselves in the final third?

Item No. 4

Explanation of your novel's biographical and historical context based on your research on the following:

• the life of the author
• the time in which the author was writing
• the novel's setting/time period

Item No. 5

Notes on resilience in response to the following questions:

• How do the characters demonstrate resilience?
• How is the concept of resilience linked to themes in the novel?
• What is the author stating about the role of resilience in people's lives?

Include significant quotations. You may need to reference other journal entries.

Item No. 6

Analysis of novel using literary lenses

Examine how one or more of the following literary lenses informs your interpretation of the novel:

• contextual lens
• psychological lens
• gender lens
• socio-economic lens
• archetypal lens

Item No. 7

Notes on text-to-text connections.

Make ongoing comparisons between your novel and other texts or media that you are familiar with, such as the following:

• films or television shows
• texts you have read in this course (short stories, personal essays, poems, songs)
• other novels you have read

Items No. 8 to 10

No. 8: Your choice from the list of prompts Group A: "Sentence starters..."

No. 9: Your choice from the list of prompts Group B: "Questions to consider...

No. 10: Your choice from the list of prompts Group C: "Alternative responses..."

Your reading journal entries will vary in length and composition and will be a mix of text and multimedia. Your entries may include the following:

• images from the setting or time period of the novel (for example, fabric, wallpaper, art, other pop culture artifacts)
• images of what the protagonist might appear like, things that might be in their home, and so on.
• images inspired by themes in your novel
• references to other media or texts (for example, song lyrics and poems)
• links to videos that provide added context and perspective for your interpretations
• links to videos or audio recordings you have created
• reflections and explanations based on textual evidence from the novel

For those three journal entries, pick a prompt from each of the categories of prompts from the following List of Prompts for Reading Journal Entries document.

1. I wonder what this means...
2. I really don't understand the part when...
3. I really like/dislike this idea because...
4. This character reminds me of somebody I know because...
5. This character reminds me of myself because...
6. This character is like (name of character) in (title of book) because...
7. I think this setting is important because...
8. This scene reminds me of a similar scene in (title of book) because...
9. I like/dislike this author's writing because....
10. This part is very realistic/unrealistic because....
11. I think the relationship between _______and _______ is interesting because...
12. This section makes me think about ___________, because...
13. I like/dislike (name of character) because...
14. This situation reminds me of a similar situation in my own life. It happened when...
15. The character I most admire is ________ because...
16. If I were (name of character) at this point, I would...
17. I wish _______________ had happened...
18. I wish the author had included....
19. My opinion of (name of character) is...
20. My opinion of the illustrations, table, and figures is...
21. As I read, I felt...
22. Questions I have after reading are...
23. Something I learned from my reading...
24. A prediction I have for what may happen next is ______________. I think these things will happen because...(What details in the section support your prediction?)
25. I began to think of...
26. I love the way...
27. I can't believe...
28. I wonder why...
29. I noticed...
30. I think....
31. I was furious when...
32. I'm not sure about...
33. My favorite character is _______________ because...(tell why)
34. I like the way the author...
35. When I don't know a word I...
36. I felt sad when...
37. I wish that...
38. ________________ made me think of...
39. I was surprised...
40. It seems like...
41. I'm not sure....
42. One of the illustrations was _______________ because...
43. This story teaches...
44. I began to think of...
45. My favorite part of the book...
46. The most important thing I learned about _____________ is...
47. Something I would still like to know about __________________ is...
48. If I could be one of the characters in this story, it would be __________ because...
49. If I could talk to the author of this book, I would tell him/her...
50. I chose to read this book because...What were your feelings after reading the opening chapter of this book?
51. Did this book make you laugh? cry? cringe? smile? cheer? Explain.
52. What connections are there between the book and your life? Explain.
53. What is the most important sentence/paragraph/passage in this book? The most important event or feeling? Explain.
54. Who should or shouldn't read this book? Why?
55. What is the best part of the book? Why? What is the worst part? Why?
56. Do you like the ending of the book? Why or why not? Do you think there is more to tell?
57. What do you think might happen next?
58. What came as a surprise in the book? Why?
59. What parts of the book seem most believable or unbelievable? Why?
60. What makes you wonder in this book? What confuses you?
61. In what ways are you like any of the characters? Explain.
62. Do any of the characters remind you of friends, family members, or classmates? Explain.
63. Which character would you like to be in this book? Why?
64. What would you and your favorite character talk about in a conversation? Begin the conversation.
65. Do you think the title fits the book? Why or why not?
66. Some other possible titles for this book might be...(minimum of 5)
67. What was the author's purpose for writing this book?
68. Has the book helped you in any way? Explain.
69. How have you changed after reading this book? Explain
70. What do you know now that you didn't know before?
71. What questions in this book would you like answered?
72. What do you think will happen next?
73. What are some words you don't know?
74. How would the story be different if it was told...(choose ONLY one)
    1. from a different character's point of view?
    2. from a narrator?
    3. in a different time period?
75. What type of reader would enjoy this book and why?
76. If the book were set 50 years in the future or the past, how would the conflict change?
77. If you could be related to a character, who would it be and why?
78. If you could step into the book, what's the first thing you would do?
79. If you were making this book into a movie, what part(s) would you cut out or change? Why?Write a "book-fommercial" to convince or persuade others to read this book.
80. Write a poem about your book.
81. Write a eulogy (a speech honoring someone after death) for one of the characters.
82. Create a slogan for the book and explain why you chose this...
83. Illustrate a book cover different from what is on your book.
84. Write a feasible solution for a problem a character has that is different from anything suggested in the book.
85. Pretend that you are the author and writing a sequel to this book. Explain what should happen.....
86. Give 3 reasons why this book should be taught to the whole class.
87. Choose a food that represents this book and explain why.
88. Create a theme song with lyrics for the book.
89. Write a letter to the author of your book.
90. Choose a character of the book, decide what would be an appropriate birthday present for that character and explain why.
91. Discuss a portion of the book that was too predictable.
92. Create an award for this book. Explain the award and why this book received it.
93. Make a list of the characters in your book and then create a cast of famous people that you would choose to portray that character if you were making a movie.
94. Write a letter to a character in your story.
95. Make a comic strip of the story. (minimum 3 frames)
96. Make a timeline of the major events (minimum 5 events) in this story. You must illustrate each event and label each event with a caption or description.
97. Make a list of characters in your book. Transform the major characters in your book to animals. Decide upon an animal for each based upon personality traits.
98. List 10 interesting/"expensive" words from your book and...(choose only one)
    1. tell why each word is interesting.
    2. write a definition for each word.
    3. use each in a sentence of your own.

Make sure your reading journal incorporates multimedia. As stated in Learning Activity 4.2, your entries may include the following: images from the setting or time period of the novel (including art or other pop culture artifacts) images of what the main character(s) might appear like, things that might be in their home, and so on images inspired by themes in your novel references