The kids are coming home today with a list of journal topics for the year glued into their journals. At the top of the page is the day that their journal is to be handed in.
Journals alternate between French & English. The minimum length is 1 page (every other line) for 8 1/2 x 11 journals, or 2 for smaller ones. And of course they may write more than that - as much as they'd like!
The purpose of the journal is to encourage students to write. They will not be evaluated in a traditional 'creative writing' kind of way. I will be looking to see that students are transferring skills learned in English & French language writing classes to their writing.
Today, students were introduced to my 'Ajoutes-y de la magie' (Make It Magic) evaluation system. For every writing assignment, they are given written feedback of 2 things they did well, and 1 thing to work on. When they have mastered that area of concentration, it becomes magic. It is these areas of concentration that I'm looking for when I'm reading their journals.
I hope everyone had a great weekend!
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