The purpose that is appropriate for a reader´s responde journal entry is “to record personal reactions to a poem.” Option A is correct.
Journal Entries are written by individual with regard their opinion on the topic of their interest, success and growth in their personal life. It is a personally kept one and usually published.
Response Journals give students an opportunity to write down their personal ideas, questions, reflections, thoughts, emotions, connections, and new learning on what they hear, view, read, write, discuss and think.