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Creating A Life Map

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the concept of a life plan and how to write one with the help of a graphic organizer that encourages one to create a timeline for planning. They write journal prompts that are based upon personal knowledge of life...
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Language Arts: Using Research Tools Successfully

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are able to record their research observations and reflections by keeping a research journal. They are able to explore a specific region of the world affected by arsenic contamination by using various research skills and tools....
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Journaling and Diaries

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students create a record of their own journal and demonstrate the use of a journal/diary. They explore the purposes and benefits of journaling for themselves personally as well as for us in today's world (emotionally and historically).
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Book Talk

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners create journal reflecting upon a Holocaust themed book, and discuss Holocaust themed book and personal response to it with others using e-mail.
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Growth of a Bean Documented by Child and Camera

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders photograph the growth of a bean plant and keep a daily written journal of observations. They drew, graphed and took notes on the plant growth which they compared to the photographic journal.
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Weather Journal

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore types of weather. In this weather lesson, students create a weather journal that houses different types of weather. Students write the definition and a summary for each weather type. 
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Travel Journal

For Students 2nd
For this language arts worksheet, 2nd graders keep a travel journal. Students write about their "camel expedition" in the space provided.
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Printables
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Journal Page

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this journal page worksheet, students "Jot down" their thoughts. This page is a form that could be used for any journal activity.
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National First Ladies' Library

Leeches and Spiders and Toads, Oh, My! The Emergence of Modern Medicine

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore the basic ideas and beliefs about medicine in the 18th and 19th centuries. They write a news account to be published in a "medical journal" developed by the class. Each "article" in the journal should be dated...
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Travel Buddies

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
A travel buddy is some sort of animal or stuffed character that is transported from one school to another and another. A journal accompanies the buddies and the students make journal entries as if they were written by the buddy at each...
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Creative Writing

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in an observation hike in this lesson. They orally share observations from their hike, and develop a paragraph in a shared writing exercise. Finally, the write their paragraph about process writing in their...
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Making Lowell Our Place

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate a community through different types of educational experiences. They use short field trips to experience the community in real life. they also conduct research using a variety of resources. Then students build...
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Studying Pillow The Book

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners investigate the content of The Pillow Book. They conduct research and complete journals about the readings. There are target questions to guide the writing and reflection process.
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A Thoreau Look at Our Environment

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders write journal entries o school site at least once during each season, including sketched and written observations of present environment. They can use sample topographical maps and student's own maps. Students can use...
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How to Keep a Scientific Journal

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers record observations of a living organism over a period of time. They observe meal worms and record their observations in a scientific journal.
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Make a Journal

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners decide what kind of journal they want to keep. They make the cover for their journal using construction paper and markers or paint and other types of art equipment like sequins.
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The Daily News

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils use headlines to recall and write about important events in the school day. This activity can be done with the whole class at circle time, at the beginning or end of the school day, individually in daily news journals. Students...
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Journaling Art

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students write in daily journal. Using computers, students keep the journal in spreadsheet form. They research facts on given artists. At the end of the six-week term, students are tested over the artist.
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Monet's Japanese Bridge -A Scientific Journal

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders design a bridge and answer critical questions about scientific inquiry and enterprise in a Science journal.
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Investigation 4 - Plot Studies

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use a plot map to study the plants and animals living in a small area of their environment.
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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who Needs Math in Life at All?

For Teachers K - 12th
Students think and talk about the ways in which they use math throughout the day. They add each way to a "math in real life" bulletin board and reflect in writing on the ways they use math.
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Website
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History Matters: Making Sense of Letters & Diaries

For Students 9th - 10th
"Making Sense of of Letters & Diaries," explores the historical importance of various types of "personal texts." Learn the general characteristics of personal texts and read various online diaries and letters of historical...
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Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Writing With Writers: Descriptive Writing

For Teachers 2nd - 8th Standards
This page gives students specific guidelines & tips for a descriptive writing assignment. Students can publish descriptive writing here, as well. A thorough teacher's guide to descriptive writing is also provided.
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Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Anne Frank

For Students 9th - 10th
This website gives a short biography of Anne Frank. There are links to maps and photographs.