BOOK JOURNAL
(Canal de la Reina by Liwayway Arceo)
The world is composed of different kinds of people. Some people are rich, others are poor. But in most countries majority of the people are the poor.
1. Write about what your feelings are after reading the opening chapter(s) of the book. How do your feelings change after reading half the book? Do you feel any differently after finishing the book? Would you read the book again?
When I first read the opening chapters of the novel, I thought that it would be boring because the main character, Caridad De los Angeles, was just looking for a piece of land they own which is located in Canal de la Reina. But when I was in the middle of reading the novel, different issues were revealed and it
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Even small or big people are a victim of these doings. Because of these, lives of the community are affected. Even the economy is not progressing and the management of laws in the country is not organized.
7. Are you confuse about what happened in the book? What events or characters do you not understand?Does the use of language in the book confuse you? How did your confusion affect how you liked the book? Is there anything that the author could have done to make what happened (or didn’t happen) more clear? I don’t think I was confused on what happened on the novel. The author really made a good story and it is eqasily understood. The story has a flow and that will makes you excited to read it and predict what will happen on the characters.
8. Is there an idea in the book that makes you stop and think, or prompts questions? Identify the idea and explain your responses.
There is one part of the novel that I would really like to know. The part was about the buying and selling of drugs. I want to know when it can be stopped, what are the things we need to stop it, etc. I really don’t like drugs and I hate people who are selling it because many people will be affected because of it especially the families.
9. What are your favorite lines/quotes? Copy them into your reading log/journal and explain why these passages caught your attention.
Junior was talking to his dad about him taking up law, how he can help people and his contribution for the betterment of the society.
Answer all the questions (except the ones in grey) in full sentences in your workbook after you have read the chapter. Please note that the page numbers given are for a different edition of the novel.
9. OPINION: I believe this book was written with compassion and commitment. It gives you a
3. Geographically, where does each chapter focus (ie. Hawaii, Afghanistan, etc.)? Do any of the locations surprise you?
1. Discuss your views on this book. Did you enjoy this book or would you have wanted to read another book? Give at least 3 reasons why or why not.
6. My favorite quote from the book is “Do you ever get the feeling that the whole thing is changing? Like
I. Write one important quote from each chapter with the page number and explain its significance to the plot of the novel. Think about why that quote was particularly significant within the plot and to the main characters.
1. READING OUTCOME: COMPREHENSION PROCESS WORK: Demonstrate your understanding of the novel by answering the following questions in your journal. Where possible support your ideas with references from the text. Include page numbers for future use.
I wouldn’t recommend this book to the average reader. It is a bit hard to read because the author goes into so much depth that the reader could very often forget the main idea. It is a good, informative book but a bit drawn out.
Directions: To give you a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of the novel, answer the following questions for Part Three in complete sentences and use a different colored font.
Your assignment is to read the book and answer a set of review questions. The questions will be impossible to answer without actually reading the book. The questions do not necessarily address the larger themes discussed in the book, but are intended to highlight interesting details, and simply force a closer reading of the book. I recommend that you keep the questions before you as you read. You will be asked to affirm that you have done your own work. After completing the reading and the questions, you will write an essay based on the book. The essay question is found at the end of the review questions.
12. If you were to talk with the author, what would you ask him or her?
After reading this chapter, what questions were you left with? That is, did you find any of the discussion difficult or confusing?
Part 1—Create a list of five discussion questions (and sample answers) about the book so we can include them in our class discussions. You will be expected to lead a discussion with at least one of these questions. (Your sample answers should be six to eight sentences in length.)
2. Identify the author’s main idea(s). In other words, what is the main point the author is attempting to make about the book?
For now, I'll set aside considerations of why The Goal is a novel, how effective it is as a book, whether it succeeds as literature, and so on. This article is primarily about the ideas behind the book, and why some are valuable while others are probably quite useless.