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Journaling

Provides support for Reading:


Before, During, and After
Description:
Journaling is a powerful method for developing literate thinkers. It is different from note taking
where students copy and summarize ideas from the text, because journaling encourages students
to develop their own ideas and thinking. Many teachers who have implemented journal writing
into their courses find they are able to cover more content despite giving up 5 to 10 minutes of
class time to journal writing.
Sharing the Strategy with Students:
1. Explain the value of journal writing in helping students learn and remember ideas, techniques,
strategies, and content that they will be using in the future.
2. Show students samples of entries written by students from previous years or in similar
courses.
3. Have students date each entry.

Types of Journals:
Double Entry Journals: Two columns with some of the possible headings
1. What is it? What does it mean to me?
2. What I learned? Why is it useful / when might I use it?
3. What I understand. What I dont understand and still need to know.
4. Ways to solve a problem. How I solved the problem (and why I chose it).
Learning Logs: Provide ongoing records of what students are learning, allows for reflection and
reaction to the course, documents student growth.
1. Done daily.
2. Teachers need to model and show examples.
3. Possible prompts: Describe yourself as a (science, CTE, Math, social studies student).
What are your goals for this class? Explain new ideas you learned today and how this
fits with what you already knew? What is the significance of what youve learned?
What dont you understand? Describe what has been said about ___ today in class.
Describe what worked and what didnt work today in lab.
Dialogue Journals: Conversations in writing between two students or a student and the
teachers. can also be set up as an electronic discussion forum.

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