1.   Who Am I? Offers teachers a lesson plan for getting students to think about their identity and their goals through brain storming and journal writing. This activity also encourages classmates to get to know each other.

2.   Beginning Your Journal Shares a lesson plan in which students use the events on the autobiographical timelines they created as journal writing prompts.

3.   Unit Plan: Journal Writing from a Graphic Timeline Foster students' self-expression though journaling. Students use a graphic timeline, brainstorming sessions, and personal goal setting to prompt thoughtful journal entries in this 3-lesson unit plan.

4.   What Personal Journals Tell Us This lesson introduces journals as sources of historical information. Students will read and analyze entries from journals in the Nebraska Western Trails project. Proficiency will be demonstrated by a written analysis summary.

1.   Reading of Voyage of the Frog and Journals Reading of Voyage of the Frog and Journals Keep throughout the entire unit Goals 1. Read and understand the book Voyage of the Frog, by Gary Paulsen 2. Practice writing skills. 3. Reflect on the daily activities. Materials Voyage of the Frog, by Gary Paulsen Pen Journal Notebook Time Approximately 45 minutes a day for a total of 10.5 hours (...

2.   Week Three, Day One ...really effective?? Why was it effective?? Should the group have covered anything that was not included in their presentation?? If so, what and why? ? First, reflecting allows the students to share and calm fears about presenting. ? Second, since they will be writing critiques of another group, the journals can be used to prepare them for what types of things they should be considering and writing. 3. Collect journals and remind the students that they need to evaluate another group's presentation.? They should answer the same questions in step 2.? Their responses should be typed and turned in at the be...

3.   EverestQuest-Reading Lesson Plan 5 Reading Comparing and Contrasting Journals Lesson Plan Learning Objective: Compare and contrast the content and organization of selections. Teacher Directions: Journals 4 and 16 have very different styles and structures. Let s compare and contrast these two journal entries. Using the Chart , let s use column 1 to represent characteristics of...

4.   Starting and Ocean Journal CDP lesson on the Galapagos Islands Starting an Ocean Journal Age Level: Middle School Time: 1 hour Materials: Journals, pencil, markers and crayons, construction paper and glue Concepts: Critical thinking Subjects: Language Skills/literary arts, Art Objective: The journal will allow the students to reflect on the activities that were discussed about the ocean, the Galapagos Islands, and the books that they are readi...

5.   Journey North Tulip Garden and Climate Change Study Journey North Journals Helping Young Minds Grow Overview: This teachers' lesson offers tips on using Journey North journals to inspire learning and assessment. Background Many Journey North teachers have students use journals (or portfolios) throughout the season. When students use journals to capture and reflect on obser...

6.   "The Big Lie" Response Journal ...riety of reading and writing skills in completing social studies activities on "The Big Lie." Students will express their understanding of right and wrong actions based on the characters in "The Big Lie" through a personal response journal. Materials Needed: "The Big Lie" (one per student) Response journals (one per student) Overhead of response journal questions Markers/colored pencils Activity: 1. Explain to students that today they will each begin reading "The Big Lie" which is a true story of an Hungarian Jewish girl and her family during the time of World War II. Ask students if they can tell or s...

7.   Giver Lesson Plan 2 ...tudents to reflect upon the activity they did Tuesday of Week 2. They will be able to show that they understand the concept of Euphemism itself and its use within the novel. Performance Objective ? Students will be able to answer all the questions asked of them in at least 1 full paragraph in their journals with 100% accuracy. Materials and Lesson Aides ? Journals and writing utensils along with the White Board and Dry-Erase markers Enactment Hook ? The lesson will begin with the beginning of class, prompting them to get out their journals to work on with the prompt written on the board when they come...

8.   EverestQuest-Reading Lesson Plan 7 Reading Myths and Legends Lesson Plan Learning Objective: Identify definitive features of two different literary forms (journals and fables). Teacher Directions: Ed s journals can be described as a personal narrative. Personal narratives: are about a real event are told in narrative form are told by a participant using the word I include descriptions of the writer s feelings include detailed descriptions of events, people and...

9.   Lessone return to home page DOG SALMON 6-8 Grade Unit Lesson One Materials: whole salmon, detailed river maps, journals, bulletin board paper, pencils, markers, and chalkboard. Objective: the students will be able to name the outside parts of the salmon in English and Athabascan. The students will learn the life cycle of the Dog Salmon. Alaska Standards: Science A15, B1, B5, B6, D1, and D2. Language Arts A1, A2, B3,...

10.   Lessnine return to home page DOG SALMON 6-8 Grade Unit Lesson nine Materials: computers, discs, pencils, journals, any handouts, and the salmon display. Objectives: the students will each write a one page paper on their reflections and experience with the Dog Salmon Unit. The students will relate this experience to their own lives. The students will practice the Athabascan terms for the salmon parts. Alaska Sta...