Journal
Writing as a powerful classroom tool.
Cognitive
Activities in Journal Entries (things to put in your
journals)
Observations:
describing what is
visible, summarizing, and interpreting details, or
recalling key ideas
Questioning:
formulating and
recording personal doubts, academic queries, validity of
information, and theory.
Speculation:
free to wonder
about the meaning of events, issues, facts, readings,
interpretations, problems, and solutions.
Self-Awareness:
become conscious
about what they stand for and how they are different from
others.
Digression:
departs from the
subject to connect to something that "comes to mind."
Synthesis:
Organize ideas and
find relations and connections between topics.
Example: Using Music to motivate students to engage in deep
reflection while they write.
Journal: As you think about your education, what stands out
for you with regard to you writing development?
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