English Journal III Worth 80 points Keep in separate section of notebook Entry 1 Would you allow your friends to dare you into doing something you really don t want to do? Entry 2 Do you treat people of other races or nationalities differently? Entry 3 Would you go to a new school if it meant gaining better opportunities but leaving your friends? Entry 4 What do you think Jamal s friends would say if they found out Jamal was spending time with Forrester? Entry 5 Do you prefer to take a midterm and final, or would you rather just take a final that covers the entire year? Entry 6 Do you prefer delayed starts or early dismissals? Entry 7 that Forrester treats the guy who brings him groceries so badly, and Jamal reasonably well? Entry 8 Do you keep secrets from your friends? 1
Entry 9 Have you ever met anyone famous? Entry 10 Have you ever had to switch schools? How did it feel? Or, did you ever help a new student? Entry 11 Which character in the movie is least like you pictured him/her from reading the book? Entry 12 Hartwell, the other black on the team, resents Jamal so much? Entry 13 What do you think Claire s dad would do if he found out she was dating Jamal? Entry 14 Should Jamal had stayed with his old friend Fly instead of going to Claire s party? Entry 15 Claire and Jamal kissed in the book, but not in the movie? Entry 16 Forrester said his life ended with the death of his brother. Do you think this is realistic? Entry 17 Forrester enjoyed going with Jamal to Yankee Stadium? 2
Entry 18 Jamal was able to write about how much his Mother meant to him, but could not tell her? Entry 19 Do you think Jamal should have got involved in a confrontation with his teacher? Entry 20 If your friend told you he/she was receiving writing help from a writer like Forrester, would you believe him/her? Entry 21 Who had more of a right to be mad after Jamal was accused of plagiarism Jamal or Forrester? Entry 22 Was Jamal right or wrong when he decided not to play in the big game? Entry 23 Do you think Finding Forrester had an effective ending with Jamal reading the last letter from the dead Forrester? Explain Entry 24 What is your opinion of Finding Forrester? (Watch your language.) Entry 25 If you could choose the next book the class would read, what would it be? Entry 26 Do you agree with the saying that opposites attract when it comes to friends? 3
Entry 27 What is the worst part of writing a research paper? Entry 28 With its title Of Mice and Men, what do you think the book will be about other than mice and men? Entry 29 How would you have reacted if you had been the victim of discrimination as Ernie Davis was? Entry 30 George stayed with Lennie even though Lennie usually got them into trouble? Entry 31 Lennie seems like a nice guy who likes animals. Why do you think he has problems with them? Entry 32 Would you continue to remain friends with someone who repeatedly got you into trouble? Entry 33 Curly, the owner s son, tries to pick a fight with Lennie? a smaller guy would want to fight a big guy? Entry 34 George did not want Lennie to talk to their new boss? Entry 35 What search engine do you use when you have to do research? 4
Entry 36 Lennie likes creatures such as mice and rabbits so much? Entry 37 George and Lennie both get a bad feeling about the ranch? Has something like that happened to you? Entry 38 Do you think George and Lennie will ever realize their dream of owning their own farm? Entry 39 Carlson volunteered to kill Candy s dog? Entry 40 Lennie kept getting into so much trouble? 5