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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Studying History through Journal Keeping

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students read and write journals to relate to events of the past, in this case the Oregon Trail travels. They watch a video and read journal accounts dealing with the trip to the West as they attempt to keep a journal of what the trip...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Demonstrating Comprehension Through Journal Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for lessons that ask students to write journal entries about texts they have read by responding to open-ended questions. The book "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Richard Atwater is used as an example. In addition to objectives...
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Activity
Hopelink

Hopelink: Writing Lesson Idea: Keeping a Journal

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the world of journal writing with this valuable lesson plan filled with suggestions.
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Professional Doc
Other

Tooter4 Kids: Journal Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This site gives you a teacher's perspective on journal writing. It looks at how effective journal writing can be for your students and more.
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Activity
Teachers.net

Teachers.net: Journal Writing Ideas

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This site is filled with several journal writing ideas. Students and teachers can benefit from this comprehensive list of journal writing suggestions.