8/10/2019 Latin Response Journal
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Response Journal
Whether a person is involved in the task of reading, listening,
or viewing, hisability to do so critically is imperative. He must
transform the letters and wordsinto mental images and create a
world he interacts with and assimilates into his
own along with the world he has been presented visually. What
you read, hear,or see has the power to affect you in many ways. A
response journal will helpyou develop critical skills by providing
you with the typical structure thatdominates critical thinking. uch
a journal will also assist you in recalling youre!periences prior
to class discussion.
As with any response journal, this is a place for you to react
personally to andpersonali"e what you have read, heard, or viewed.
#t is also a place to beginpiecing together a holistic
understanding. #n essence, a response journal is aplace to think
aloud on paper. However, although you have great latitude in
yourresponses, you still must be governed by the principles of $r.
%riia&s 'onte!tual
(alidity. )ikewise, keep in mind that, when writing any journal,
it is always bestto write it as soon as possible after your initial
interaction. *our journal will notnearly be as affective if you put
off writing it until you have time.
+ow, when writing a response journal, your foci should be on
three differenttypes of responses, and you should respond to each
in at least one paragraph.
Respond Emotionally: How does what you have read, heard, or
seenmake you feel at this point -ecord your emotions in a few
sentencesand then try to determine why you feel as you do %or
instance, inRomeo and Juliet, you might have been incensed over the
fact that uliet&s
parents were arranging a marriage for her since you feel that
only theindividual should make that kind of choice.
Make Associations between ideas in the text and your
personalexperiences: How does what you have read, heard, or seen
relate to theworld as you know it in the /0stcentury What persons,
places, or ideasfrom your own e!periences came to mind while you
were interacting )istthree to five associations, but don&t
worry about why they came to mind.ust accept that they occur. %or
instance, when you learned about themessenger getting to -omeo with
the news about uliet&s death beforehe can be told about %riar
)awrence&s plan, you might immediately thinkof a person you
know who just can&t wait to tell someone bad news.
Record Any Questions or Problems:$ake note of anything that
raises1uestions in your mind or causes you problems. Write down any
specific1uestions that occur to you as you read. %or instance, in
Romeo andJuliet, why is -omeo able to so 1uickly forget his love
for -osaline
