What questions do you have of the book? What confused/excited/thrilled/enlightened you? What was the reading process like? W

The reflection is informal and shows your engagement with the book as you read. What questions do you have of the book? What confused/excited/thrilled/enlightened you? What was the reading process like? What are topics/issues that come up? I want to know what goes on in your head as you read. This is a place for you to try your hand at applying a critical theory on the book; however, you may not apply the Reader Response theory, where you take a topic/idea/theme from the book and then talk about what happened to you over the weekend, without any textual references or analysis. The reflection notebook is book-centered with in depth literary analysis, textual support, and page citations. It is informal in that you are allowed to explore different ideas in your own voice. Entries should have a focus or topic statement. The entire book will be addressed. 

1. Perform research on the author and issue(s) of the book and reflect on how your researched findings help you understand the book.

2. Find a scholarly article on the book and reflect on the article. Google Scholar is a good place to start.

3. Apply a critical theory to the book.

 In the end, the reflection notebook is where you will glean ideas for your formal, 5-7 page essay. The log is on-going and will be read at any time for evaluation. You may not submit logs retroactively for a grade. Logs will be graded on quantity, level of insight, depth in exploration of issues, and thoroughness. I am looking for specific evidence of you having read the book.