<p> English Humanities/Honors</p><p>Double-Entry Journal on The Kite Runner</p><p>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. </p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Quote, character description, or situation from Response, reactions, and connections chapter</p><p>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…).</p><p>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.</p><p>Quote, character description, or situation from 4. Social Questions (Race, class, gender issues) chapter</p><p>Quote, character description, or situation from 5. Naming and commenting on Literary Techniques chapter</p><p>Please note: a response will be due at the beginning of each class period and will correspond to the attached Reading Guide. </p>