Great Gatsby Double Entry Journal 2 
The Great Gatsby
You will receive two separate grades for the following assignments:
A double-entry journal
A rhetorical analysis
(Rubrics are on the last page)
Double-Entry Journal:
The purpose of this activity is for you to be an active reader and thinker during your reading of the text; it is not formal writing. It is a place to record and explore ideas using writing as a tool for learning. This journal, in essence, is a log that records the conversation that you are having with the book. This journal will assist you in compiling textual evidence to be used for various writing assignments and discussions. Plan to read two-three chapters a week and submit journal entries accordingly.
Instructions:
1. Draw a line down the middle of the paper, making two columns (see sample below). You are encouraged to create digital entries if you prefer.
2. The left column is used for direct quotations or particularly important passages from the reading. Chapter, page, and paragraph numbers must be included.
3. The right column is used for commenting on passages in the left column based on the assignment for each chapter outlined below. Responses will be at least four sentences long for each quote or passage discussed.
As you take notes in your journal, you should regularly reread the previous pages of notes and comments. Please number your passages as you go because your grade will be based on how many entries you write. At the end of each chapter’s notes and before you begin the next chapter, write a chapter summary in the right-hand column.
Chapter 1
Select and note in your journal the page number of two or more passages that give the reader an understanding of how Nick views Gatsby as a person. Be sure to discuss Fitzgerald’s word choice (diction) and how Gatsby appears to differ from Nick. Also, note in your journal two or more passages that discuss the mood of the dinner party Nick attends in this chapter. Be sure to explain how the mood is created and
You will receive two separate grades for the following assignments:
A double-entry journal
A rhetorical analysis
(Rubrics are on the last page)
Double-Entry Journal:
The purpose of this activity is for you to be an active reader and thinker during your reading of the text; it is not formal writing. It is a place to record and explore ideas using writing as a tool for learning. This journal, in essence, is a log that records the conversation that you are having with the book. This journal will assist you in compiling textual evidence to be used for various writing assignments and discussions. Plan to read two-three chapters a week and submit journal entries accordingly.
Instructions:
1. Draw a line down the middle of the paper, making two columns (see sample below). You are encouraged to create digital entries if you prefer.
2. The left column is used for direct quotations or particularly important passages from the reading. Chapter, page, and paragraph numbers must be included.
3. The right column is used for commenting on passages in the left column based on the assignment for each chapter outlined below. Responses will be at least four sentences long for each quote or passage discussed.
As you take notes in your journal, you should regularly reread the previous pages of notes and comments. Please number your passages as you go because your grade will be based on how many entries you write. At the end of each chapter’s notes and before you begin the next chapter, write a chapter summary in the right-hand column.
Chapter 1
Select and note in your journal the page number of two or more passages that give the reader an understanding of how Nick views Gatsby as a person. Be sure to discuss Fitzgerald’s word choice (diction) and how Gatsby appears to differ from Nick. Also, note in your journal two or more passages that discuss the mood of the dinner party Nick attends in this chapter. Be sure to explain how the mood is created and