House made of stars
read a house made of stars chapter 40-63, then write Your journal entry should demonstrate active thinking about the text and include your own insight and observations that spring from your reading. use this writing as a place to raise questions, analyze ideas, relate the text(s) to your personal experience and observations, critique the claims of the text, or make observations that extend beyond classroom discussions. Your entry should include at least two specific examples from the text(s), including page numbers, to illustrate or support the ideas you discuss. Some suggested topics to get you started ( pick one) : • What was the author saying about life and living through this text? • Describe the kind of journey that takes place in the work. Where will this journey lead? • Who is the speaker in the work? How would the story be different if told through another character’s voice? • What effect does the setting (time, place, social and historical background) have on the characters’ thoughts, actions, and choices? • What real-life people or events are you reminded of by characters or events in the text? Explain why. • What is the most important word in the work? The most important passage? The most important event or feeling? Explain. • Who shouldn’t or shouldn’t read this work? Why? • Is there an important symbol in the text? What is the meaning of this symbol? How does the author use this symbol to shape our response to the story? • Discuss a conflict in the work that is timeless and universal. • What elements of the work reflect the author’s connection to Tennessee? What attitudes about the state does the author’s work express? • Do you have any unanswered questions about the text? Explain.
