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- 6th
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Students review a variety of journals including Anne Frank's. They create a school journal including individual entries, a dedication, pagination and illustrations. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students gain a better understanding of good journal writing. They examine how there are two types of journals - personal and public, yet each serves to describe the writers feelings and experiences about a given event. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine and discuss the process of journal writing. They write about an important event in their life, list the emotions felt, and write the journal entry using notes from an interview. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students write journal entries reflecting on their feelings about the attacks of September 11, 2001. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore the various styles of journal writing. They read and discuss excerpts, identify purposes a journal can serve, select an event from a previously prepared timeline, and create a journal entry using the timeline event. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students discuss lists of interesting topics on which to write. They explore those things that interest them, excite them and express themselves freely. They organize the value of their own thoughts and use their individual lists that they compiled in the first phase when journal writing. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students through a variety of strategies assess how to write in journals openly and effectively. Those strategies include integration of technology, story telling, group and team work, performance-based assessment/rubrics, visual presentations, project-based assignments and activities appealing to multiple intelligences. They are encouraged to expand their writings with more descriptive words. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students articulate their prior knowledge concerning the purposes of journal writing. They explore what function journal writing has fulfilled for various cultures and peoples. Students read and analyze various journal entries by famous figures in history. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the practical uses of journals and discover how journal writing can help them academically and personally. They also discover the different types of journal writing and decide which style works best for them. Full Review »
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- 4th - 7th
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Students are introduced to the importance of journal writing. After creating their own journal, they write their thoughts and feelings about different subjects. If they choose to they can share their writings with the class to end the lesson. Full Review »

