Teaching dialetical journals

DIALECTICAL JOURNAL ,[object Object]

DIALECTICAL JOURNAL ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What does a DJ look like? ,[object Object],My thoughts, reactions, analysis Concrete Details from text Lennie is such a child; he has no cognition of the severity of his situation yet. It seems he has no sense of cause and effect, he only knows how to follow directions. In addition, when Curley’s wife starts screaming, Lennie breaks her neck and comments, “George’ll be mad if you yell” (91). How naïve can she be! I can’t believe she thinks this guy with big bear hands can be gentle—that’s HUGE foreshadowing. Don’t you get to know a guy before letting him feel you? For example, when Lennie feels Curley’s wife’s hair, she says, “Don’t you muss it up” (90). DJ#1 The Eagle and the Raven

What does a DJ look like? ,[object Object],[object Object]

What does a DJ look like? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Examples of DJ entries ,[object Object],Copy the part of the text that confused you. (CD format w/quote!) Write your question and try to explain it. (I.e attempt to answer it on your own without asking the teacher.) My thoughts, reactions, analysis Concrete Details from text I noticed that everyone on the ranch has a blatant disregard for Candy’s old dog. Now that the dog is no longer of use to anyone, the ranchers just want to dispose of him. I wonder if Steinbeck is using the killing of the dog to represent what happens to people that are weak and no longer needed? Is there a place for weak people in the society George and Lennie live in? For example, in the bunkhouse, Carlson says, “Look, Candy. This ol’ dog jus’ suffers hisself all the time. If you was to take him out and shoot him right in the back of the head…why he’d never know what hit him” (44). DJ entry Sample

Examples of DJ entries ,[object Object],Copy the part of the text that you related to. (CD format w/quote!) Explain what that connection is for you. My thoughts, reactions, analysis Concrete Details from text Today it is not unusual to put an animal to sleep if it is suffering; it is considered the humane thing to do. This reminds me of the time we had to put our golden retriever, Cider, to sleep. He had severe arthritis in his hips and couldn’t walk down the steps of the deck to go to the bathroom. It was such a difficult decision because we knew how much we would miss him, but weighing our own selfish wishes with the amount of pain he was in convinced us to have him put to sleep. In addition, in the bunkhouse, Carlson says, “Look, Candy. This ol’ dog jus’ suffers hisself all the time. If you was to take him out and shoot him right in the back of the head-” he leaned over and pointed, “-right there, why he’d never know what hit him” (45). DJ entry Sample

Examples of DJ entries ,[object Object],Copy the part of the text that made you think of a possible outcome. (CD format w/quote!) Explain your prediction and why you believe that will happen. * Limit one per DJ My thoughts, reactions, analysis Concrete Details from text Lennie says this after being warned by George about Curley’s wife. Lennie feels frightened by her presence and senses that trouble is looming. I believe that Steinbeck is foreshadowing a disastrous event that will take place in the novel. It will involve Lennie and Curley’s wife, as he is the character who is feeling the most threatened. For example, when Lennie and George first arrive at the ranch, Lennie foresees that they will have trouble, and he says, “Le’s go George. Le’s get outta here. It’s mean here”(33). DJ entry Sample

Examples of DJ entries ,[object Object],Copy the part of the text you analyzed. (CD format w/quote!) Explain what you were able to infer and what insight it gave to into the event or character. My thoughts, reactions, analysis Concrete Details from text Curley’s wife attempts to reach out to others and share her disappointment that she married a man who doesn’t really love her but just wants to show her off. Sadly, Lennie can’t understand her, nor can he empathize with her pain. When Curley’s wife shares this frustration, she gives an indication as to why she flirts for attention. For instance, at the end of the book, Curley’s wife tells Lennie, “I don’ like Curley. He ain’t a nice fella” (89). DJ entry Sample

Examples of DJ entries ,[object Object],Copy the part of the text with the symbol. (CD format w/quote!) Explain the symbolism and what insight it gave to into the event or character. My thoughts, reactions, analysis Concrete Details from text This place symbolizes serenity with all the vivid nature description. This will either contrast with something stark in the future or it will come back to this place of safety. Since it later George tells Lennie to come back here, I think this place represents his “happy place.” Furthermore, George and Lennie first arrive at the Salinas River on their way to the ranch and see “willows fresh and green with every spring, … sycamores with mottled, white, recumbent limbs,” and “the split-wedge tracks of deer that come to drink in the dark” (1). DJ entry Sample

Technicalities you must know ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Technicalities you must know ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

REVIEW ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

DJ: Why? (just in case you forgot) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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