Reader's Response Notebook Assignments

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For this unit, you will complete your reading assignments in your Reader’s Response Notebook. If you would like to create a computerized Reader’s Response Notebook instead, that is fine, but it must be available for RRN checks on the assigned date. All of the essays come from the Riverside Reader. There will be three different checks of your notebooks.

For a “B” you must have all required parts, with a minimum of one standar page per entry (2 if a smaller notebook), written in complete sentences.

For an “A” you must have all requirements for an “A”, plus a response to these questions: What makes this an effective/ineffective essay? What questions would you have for the author?

Compare/Contrast:

p. 165-171—Outline main ideas; important terms: fanciful comparison, strict comparison, divided pattern, alternating pattern
“Two Views of the River”—Mark Twain. p. 174-177. RESPOND: What do you like about this essay? Dislike? One part that stands out? Answer: Questions for Response, Questions about Purpose, Questions about Audience, Questions about Strategies.
“Shop like a Man”—Paco Underhill. p. 186-201. Skim. Answer: What kind of strategy does he use? Explain.
“A Tale of Two Divorces”—Anne Roiphe. p. 203-213. RESPOND: What do you like about this essay? Dislike? One part that stands out? Answer: Questions for Response, Questions about Purpose, Questions about Audience, Questions about Strategies.

RRN Check: Monday, November 24th.

Definition:

p.337-344. Outline main ideas and terms.
“Doorways: A Visual Essay”—Christopher M. Pizzi. p. 347-352. RESPOND: What do you like about this essay? Dislike? One part that stands out? Answer: Questions for Response, Questions about Purpose, Questions about Audience, Questions about Strategies.
“The Hoax”—John Berendt. p. 353-357. RESPOND: What do you like about this essay? Dislike? One part that stands out? Answer: Questions for Response, Questions about Purpose, Questions about Audience, Questions about Strategies.
“Everyday Use”—Alice Walker. p. 384-394. RESPOND: What do you like about this essay? Dislike? One part that stands out?

RRN Check: Monday, December 1st



Cause-Effect:

p. 399-404. Outline main ideas and terms.
“Some Big Ideas Wash Up One Bulb at a Time”—Andrew C. Revkin. p. 406-411. RESPOND: What do you like about this essay? Dislike? One part that stands out? Answer: Questions for Response, Questions about Purpose, Questions about Audience, Questions about Strategies.
CHOOSE ONE out of these TWO essays to read:
“How Reading Changed My Life”—Anna Quindlen. pp. 420-429. RESPOND: What do you like about this essay? Dislike? One part that stands out? Answer: Questions for Response, Questions about Purpose, Questions about Audience, Questions about Strategies
“Why McDonald’s Fries Taste So Good”—Eric Schlosser. pp. 447-461. RESPOND: What do you like about this essay? Dislike? One part that stands out? Answer: Questions for Response, Questions about Purpose, Questions about Audience, Questions about Strategies.

TURN IN RRNS: Monday, December 8th.