How to keep a reader diary
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A reader's diary can be useful both in school and in everyday life. You will be able to record in it the basic facts that will come in handy when passing the exam. The recorded impressions of the book will help to revive literary images even many years after you turned the first page.
Instruction manual
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Get a notebook or create a spreadsheet for the diary. You will need six columns. In the first of them write the surname, name and patronymic of the author, as well as the name of the work, the year of its creation. If you need a reading diary to prepare for the exam, write down the author’s name and patronymic in full, and not with the initials.
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In the second column write a summary of the work. Write it down so that later you will understand all the plot lines, ups and downs, the denouement. Focus on this particular task, deciding how much you need to retell the content.
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Separately list the features of the form chosen by the author. You can describe the features of the author's style, name the genre in which the work is written, evaluate its structure. Note what direction the work of this writer belongs to and how much it is noticeable in the work that you read.
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Allocate the fourth column for information about the characters. Write the name of the hero, his role in the work - a kinship with other characters, occupation. List the most significant character traits of the hero. If they are reflected in his appearance, name these features of the character's appearance.
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In the next section, collect the most interesting and "revealing" quotes. After each statement, indicate by whom it was made and, if necessary, in what context. Do not be distracted by beautiful, but not very important pieces of text. Make in the diary only those quotes that are key to understanding the work.
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In the last column, record your impressions of the book or individual work. Write it in a draft immediately after reading it. Then return to thoughts of the work two to three days later. Write a finalized assessment, thoughts, emotions in a diary. When reading a voluminous work, you can record the impression without reading the book to the end. Describe your emotions, just starting to read, in the middle of the plot, and, finally, after reading the book.