Journaling
A Learning Log is a written response to literature but may be used to respond to other texts. The left column entries may be verbatim text, research notes, lecture notes, vocabulary, or questions. The right column entries are student responses to, interpretations of, or analyses of the left column entries.
Learning Log
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Reflective Journal
In a Reflective Journal entry the student identifies the activity, then reflects on the material learned.
Reflective Journal What happened? How do I feel about it? What did I learn? |
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Double Entry Journal
The Double Entry Journal allows students to record their responses to text as they read. In the left-hand page or column, the student copies or summarizes text which is intriguing, puzzling, or moving or which connects to a previous entry or situation. In the right-hand page or column, the students react to the quotation or summary. The entry may include a comment, a question, a connection made, an analysis. Entries are made whenever a natural pause in the reading occurs, so that the flow is not interrupted constantly.
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Quotation-A phrase or sentence I especially like. |
My thoughts about the quotation. |
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Dialectical Journal
The dialectical journal is a type of double-entry note-taking which students use while reading literature. In the two columns students write notes that dialogue with one another, thereby developing critical reading and reflective questioning.
Dialectical Journal
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Why do I find this quotation interesting or important? |
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