13 Writing in Journals and Logs

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Writing in a Reading Journal

A reading journal is a special type of journal in which students respond to the stories and books they are reading. Read and discuss this page; then have students respond in a journal for any reading assignments and encourage them to keep a journal for their pleasure reading as well. (Consider connecting your discussion of reading journals with “Reading to Understand Fiction” on pages 211–217 and “Reading to Understand Nonfiction” on pages 218–225.)

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Writing in a Learning Log

The next two pages cover using a learning log. Students are usually familiar with writing to share information and to create stories, but they may not be aware that writing is an effective learning tool. Point out to students that a learning log is a type of journal in which they can write about the subjects they are studying in school. This type of writing can help them understand the subjects more fully. Then read and discuss page 68 and the top of page 69. Ask students to write a learning-log entry about their work in math, social studies, or science class.

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Tips for Writing to Learn

Next, review “Tips for Writing to Learn” on page 69. Ask students to develop another learning-log entry in which they list questions about something they are studying, tell a friend about a new subject, or draw pictures to make a concept clearer. Have volunteers share their entries. Then make writing in a learning log an important part of your class.

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