Double Entry Journal Template



Honors English II

Double Entry Journal Template

As you read the excerpt from Man’s Search for Meaning by Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl, annotate your thoughts using a double-entry journal (DEJ) method. (HINT: This is a strategy you should become familiar with—it will be useful when you cannot write in your college textbooks but still need to annotate your readings for your classes. ()

DEJ Format:

• The left side must contain at least five quotations from the reading with paragraph numbers noted. Should you wish to refer to a particularly large selection, you may paraphrase it (or use ellipses).

• The right side must YOUR comments and thoughts on the quote. Your right side can respond to questions such as:

• What strikes you about this?

• What was your first thought when you read this? And then? And then?

• What does this passage/idea make you think of or remember? (Make connections to text-word-self. Are there any similarities or differences between this reading and your reading of Night? If so, what are they?)

• Do you want to challenge or qualify this author’s claim? In what ways do you agree with it? Disagree?

• What else have you read/heard/experienced that connects with this author’s ideas?

• Does something confuse you or lead to further questions?

• How do you feel about this?

Double-Entry Journal (Copied into EverNote):

Name: ___________________________ Man’s Search for Meaning

Ms. Wiggins Double Entry Journal

English II, LC _____

Date: ________

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