READING JOURNAL:

Listed below you will find a variety of questions to ask yourself as you read the book you have chosen.
Your task is to utilize the questions to help you gain a better understanding of the text. As you read the
text, you will need to reword the questions as it applies to the subject matter. Be sure to include the page
number. On the other side, you will need to write a response to the question based upon the text and your
own philosophy/experiences. You will need to have at least 10 entries. The entries need to be spaced out
so you have roughly 3 from the beginning, middle, and end of the book. You can only use each

question a maximum of twice.

a)What is the main idea or underlying value in the text?
b)What is the authors purpose or perspective?
c)What does (a particular phrase) mean?
d)What might be a good title for this portion of the text?
f)What is the most important word/sentence/paragraph?
g)Is there something in the text that is unclear to you?
h)Has anything in the text changed your way of thinking?
i)How do the ideas in the text relate to seniors who are about to graduate?
j)What do they mean to you personally?
k)Why is this material important?
l)Is it right that.? Do you agree with the author?

Question:
c)What does the phrase, a philosopher
is a person who meets all events,
whether favorable or unfavorable, with
calmness and composure. (23) mean?

Response:
This phrase means that those who truly enjoy
learning, are willing to take a step back when
events happen and try to understand what has taken
place, and how it may impact them in a positive or
negative manner.