Dialectical Journal

Because outside resources may provide incorrect information

Because the assignment is meant to assess your personal understanding and critical thinking

Because outside resources are not available to all students

Because it is easier to write without outside resources

● Includes quote and literary device on the left side as

well as response on the right side of journal entry

● Organized and focused responses

● Responses connect the quote and literary device used

● Includes quote and literary device on the left side as well as

response on the right side of the journal entry

● Journal is mostly organized and focused.

● Ideas contain connections between quote and literary

device though perhaps not as clearly at times.

Journal focus waivers or fluency is interrupted

at times.

● Left and right side set up not

followed

● Literary device is not labeled

● Ideas are not organized in a logical

way