Double-Entry Journal

English Humanities/Honors

Double-Entry Journal on The Kite Runner

One of the best ways to engage with a literary text is to have a conversation with it or its author, and the DOUBLE-ENTRY JOURNAL allows you to do just that.

Requirements:  Read Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner. This is a long novel—plan accordingly.  Complete a Double-Entry Journal for the entire novel using loose-leaf or computer paper.  Your journal should be approximately 10-15 pages typed, and must cover ALL chapters. Include chapter headings in the journal.  Format your journal by creating a table on the computer  Write down quotes, character descriptions, or plot points on the left hand side and then write down your personal response, reactions, or connections to these on the right.

Below are several, but by no means all, ways to use a DOUBLE-ENTRY JOURNAL. I expect you to respond in variety of ways using each of the options below.

Quote, character description, or situation from Response, reactions, and connections chapter

Quote, character description, or situation from 1. Reactions (“This bugs, annoys, moves . . . me chapter because . . .”), reflections (”I wonder if. . .”), musings (“Hmmm…”), questions (“I wonder why…”) with possible answers (“Maybe because…).

Quote, character description, or situation from 2. Connections chapter  to other text(s)—print, visual, aural  to yourself  to the world Quote, character description, or situation from 3. Significance in relation to piece as a whole; chapter relating part to whole.

Quote, character description, or situation from 4. Social Questions (Race, class, gender issues) chapter

Quote, character description, or situation from 5. Naming and commenting on Literary Techniques chapter

Please note: a response will be due at the beginning of each class period and will correspond to the attached Reading Guide.