Uglies Journal Responses

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1 Uglies Journal Responses ver the break, you will finish reading Parts and of Uglies. pproximately every 30 pages, you will write a response to what you have read. There are suggestions (prompts) below for your responses. You cannot repeat journal prompts. Your responses need to be at least a paragraph in length and uses specific references from the book. Please read the section, then write the response. Do not read the whole book and go back and write the responses. Due: January 23rd Please deposit your response in the folder shared with you before class on January 23rd. Each journal entry should include the section and the prompt (see example below). You will have a response for: 1 Rapids - Fight (pg.51-1) 2 Last Trick - pecial Circumstances (pg.2-10) 3 Ugly for Life - nfiltrator (pg ) 4 Leaving - The ide you Despise (pg ) 5 Firestorm - The Model (pg ) Work - uspicion (pg ) Bravery - Burning Bridges (pg ) EXMPLE by Mateo anchez for The Hunger Games: Chapters f were... f were Katniss, would be feeling terrible about the things that have been happening. First of all, her sister Primose is having very bad dreams, so she goes over to her mom s bed. econd, at the Reaping, Primose is chosen from over one thousand tickets to go to the Hunger Games, a reality show where kids are chosen to kill each other. Then, she has to volunteer her own life in order to save her sister. Third, from all the boys between the ages of 12-1, Peeta Mellark, the boy who saved her family s life and her life, is chosen as the other tribute to be taken to the Hunger Games. Finally, there is a man named Haymitch, who is a drunk, is basically Katniss s string between life and death! s she says in the book, the odds are completely against her favor! JURL PRMPT sk questions about things that confuse you or that you wonder about Describe your feelings about the events

2 Describe your feeling about the characters. Copy down a quotation from a character and tell why you think it s meaningful. Describe your favorite part Make a prediction about what will happen next. Tell how you would react if you were one of the characters in the story. Describe a part that surprised you. Write a letter to the author or a character. Does the author use any strong imagery in the story (similes, metaphors, etc.)? Give examples. think wonder know suspect admire like was impressed by noticed that t s hard to believe f had been there, would have don t understand This is similar to The part about reminds me of n this chapter/ story, the main character is

3 would change am most like the character because n interesting word/ sentence/ idea is thought it was funny when can relate to this chapter / story/ character because The part that makes a picture in my mind is

4 /50 wesome! Be proud! Could have been better! Definitely needs more attention! For goodness sakes! L Y Exemplary analytical thought: insightful connections; depth of understanding; highly informative. 1 1 trong analytical thought and understanding; good connections, and very informative ome analytical thought; some connections made. 13 Little or no analytical thought; little or no connections made truggles greatly to provide analytical thought and connections. R G Z T Writing has a clear beginning, middle, and end. Transitions used. missing one of the following: lead, clear beginning, missing two of the following: lead, clear beginning, missing three of the following: lead, clear beginning, Writing is well organized, but missing lead, clear beginning, middle, and/or end. W R D Exemplary attention to word choice and Excellent attention to word choice and ome attention to word choice and Little or no attention to word choice and/ or Extremely weak word choice and little or no attention to C V E T Writer makes little or no errors in grammar or reader from the content. There are no run-on sentences or comma splices. Writer makes 1-2 errors in reader from the content. There are few run-on sentences. Writer makes 3-4 errors in reader from the content. Writer makes more than 4 errors in reader from the content. There is little effort with grammar and spelling.

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