Summer+Reading+The+Road

// The Road // is an unflinching meditation on the worst and the best that we are capable of: ultimate destructiveness, desperate tenacity, and the tenderness that keeps two people alive in the face of total devastation. As you read this book you will **__keep a dialectical journal__** **in which you respond to the book, both its content and its style.** *The Dialectical Journal · ** On a blank page, write the title, author, and your name. ** · ** Write the page numbers of the section you are writing about. ** · ** Write a one paragraph summary of the section. The initial summary does not count as an entry but is required. ** · ** Write the 10 entries following the directions below. ** · ** Entries should be handwritten/printed neatly in blue or black ink. You should not write on the backs of pages. ** · ** Follow this same procedure for each section of entries. ** __ **Summary:** __ Write the summary beneath the heading and page numbers. · Choose a sentence(s) from the text and copy as written. Be sure what you copy is what you wish to respond to ( Choose text you can respond to). You will be explaining why you copied each sentence(s). · Remember not to confuse a quotation with dialogue. A quotation is anything you copy from the text. Dialogue would be the words of characters which the author puts in quotation marks. You may choose dialogue if you wish, but you can simply use description as well. · Be sure to internally document the passage with the page number. · You are welcome to use ellipsis to shorten quotes, but do not shorten sentences if it keeps me from following the author’s line of reasoning. · As you read, you are to write the types of entries listed below. · Entries should come from throughout each section and should demonstrate a clear understanding of the work. 1. You must have at least **__6 different types__** of entries per section. 2. At least 5 of those quotes must be **Type one quotes (rhetorical analysis).** 3. At least 2 of those quotes must be a **Type two quote (personal response).** 4. There must be a total **of __ten__ entries per section.** ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Quote with an **image** you analyze ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Quote with either a **simile or metaphor** that you analyze ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Quote where you analyze **diction** ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Quote where you analyze **syntax.** ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Quote with **antithesis** which you analyze ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Quote with **personification** which you analyze ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Quote where you analyze **parallelism** ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Quote with an **allusion** which you analyze ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Quote where you analyze the effect of **detail** ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Quote where you analyze a **symbol** ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Quote where the author evokes **mood** ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Quote where you analyze the effect of **juxtaposition** ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Quote where you analyze a segment which seems to **foreshadow** ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Quote where you notice a **recurring motif** ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Quote that speculates about a **character’s motivation or behavior** ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Quote where you notice a **shift or change** which you analyze ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Quote where you were surprise or puzzled ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Quote where something just didn’t seem to fit with what was going on  ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">  Quote which gives details that made you read it again ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Quote which made you speculate about life ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Quote which you can personally tie to your life ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Quote which you believe to be a statement of **theme** ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> ** Skip a line ** between entries. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Keep your entries **even on the page** ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Each commentary is a **minimum of two sentences** and a **maximum of four sentences** ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Use entries from the **entire section**
 * Part TwoRead the novel //The Road// by Cormac McCarthy **
 * __ Assignment: __** Divide the text into four sections. For e**ach of the four sections of** //The Road,// you will write a dialectical journal. You entries you will write **ten entries** per section. You must use at least 6 different types of entries.
 * // Example: //**
 * Ann Foster //The Road// by Cormac McCarthy **
 * Part 1 Pages -_ **
 * __ Entries: __** Fold the paper lengthwise (hot dog) and label two columns: **//__Quote__// and //__Commentary.__//**
 * __ Left half of the page: Quote __**
 * __ Right half of the page: Commentary __**
 * __ Types of Entries __** :
 * Type one **
 * Type two **
 * Instructions to remember to follow: **