How to use Journaling to get your students writing
This blog post is about how to get your emerging students to practice their writing daily using journals. Don’t forget to grab the freebie!
Why keep Journals?
I was lucky to be an intrinsically-motivated writer my whole life. For some students, writing can be tough, especially if they don’t see themselves as writers. Journals are a great way to get ALL students writing! Give students a writing prompt and allow them to write their hearts out! Since journals are not graded, students tend to feel comfortable expressing themselves without the stress of trying to “get it right.”
Good writers practice writing every day so that’s why it’s important to allow students to write every day.
When do they get time to write in their journals?
I allow my students to write in their journals every day. They can do it in the morning, during literacy centers, or if we have extra time at the end of the day.
Each journal has a writing prompt. Students respond to the prompt by using a combination of drawing and writing. Usually, students write one page of the day. The prompts include fiction and non-fiction topics as well as allow students to express their opinions.
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How do you get your students motivated to write? Let me know in the comments section below.
Happy Teaching,
Tee
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