IB Spanish A1 SL/HL
La tarea es leer y llevar un diario o “journal” en el que apuntarán sus pensamientos, ideas y observaciones acerca de la novela. El propósito de este diario de lectura es escribir ideas que puedan ayudarles más tarde a desarrollar un tema de ensayo, un argumento e ilustrar temas sobre el texto. Las respuestas personales son bienvenidas, sin embargo el “journal” debe consistir primordialmente en reflecciones acerca de los personajes, temas, imágenes, símbolos, y languaje del texto.
A medida que leen, deben completar las siguientes entradas en el diario. Después de la número uno, pueden seguir el órden que deseen. Algunas entradas pueden consistir solo de algunos párrafos, mientras que otrss pueden extenderse hasta dos páginas. Utilicen su propio juicio y criterio.
IMPORTANTE: Incluir el número de páginas para referirse a determinadas partes del texto
1. Pre-write: Read the first page, then STOP. Write down the impressions created by the opening lines of the text. What expectations are created in that first page? How is the setting first presented? What can you immediately say about the characters? What attracts or intrigues or puzzles you as a reader? Leave some space at the bottom of this journal entry. When you have finished the novel, come back to it and add some comments about why Flaubert might have decided to begin this way.
2. Ask questions: Write a list of thoughtful questions about the reading. These could include questions about why the author includes a particular passage, why a word, phrase, or image is repeated, what the role of a certain character might be, etc.
3. Make connections: Think about other texts you have read, films you have seen, or perhaps time periods and places you have studied or visited. Do you see any similarities to this text? What issues or incidents or people are brought to mind?
4. Make lists: Jot down similar ideas, words, details, moments, anything that seems to be part of a pattern. For example, you might notice lots of phrases describing nature in one chapter or lots of words related to religion in another (keep in mind that this could happen even if nature and religion are not directly discussed in the chapter). Then comment on what they might mean, why they are there, what they add, why they are memorable, etc. See if you can connect any of the patterns you have identified to a theme.
5. Look closely at names: Consider the names of places and people. Do they mean anything? Are they meant to give a certain impression?
6. Copy a passage: It can be long or short, as long as it strikes you for some reason. Underline key words or phrases, parts of speech, punctuation marks. What is striking and why? How do words and images work to create a certain effect? You could color mark the passage with different colors for specific elements (one color for references to time, another for words that seem harsh, etc.) and then speculate about the significance of your markings.
7. Choose quotations: Choose 4 or 5 quotations from the text and think about what they show about a character or theme. What is important about the lines you chose? Is it what is said or the way the character says it?
8. Identify the author’s point of view: What is the author or narrator’s tone? Attitude? What seems to be the purpose behind this piece of writing? What do you think the author is trying to accomplish?
9. Consider the title: Best done after you are at least halfway through the novel. Why did the author choose this title? What is the effect?
10. Write an extra scene: Be creative and add to the text by writing a “missing” passage or by rewriting an existing passage from a certain character’s point of view. Imitate the style of the author: use the same type of language and tone. Develop some of the same themes or ideas you have found throughout the novel.
You will receive a grade for your journal based on :
A. Your knowledge and understanding of the text (5)
B. Your personal response and interpretation of certain passages, images, themes, or characters you have mentioned (10)
C. Your appreciation of literary features (your understanding of how the author’s choices have created a certain effect) (10)
D. The structure and clarity of your journal entries (10)
E. The language you have used (5)
TOTAL: 40
Grade Boundaries:
1 0-5 3 12-17 5 23-28 7 35-40
2 6-11 4 18-22 6 29-34
GOOD LUCK!!
