A journal is a written record of personal experiences and observations. Journal writing allows students to write about topics of interest and make connections between new information and prior knowledge. Journals provide opportunities for active engagement, clarification of ideas, and recording of feelings, thoughts and special words. Different types of journals include personal journals, dialogue journals, reading response journals, science journals, language journals and art journals. Journals can be used for assessment to monitor individual student development and progress over time.

1. JOURNAL WRITING

2. WHAT IS A JOURNAL ?
 It is a record book as a physical object or A daily
written record of (usually personal) experiences
and observations.

3. WHAT IS A JOURNAL ?
 Journal writing is a learning tool based on the ideas
that students write to learn. Students use the
journals to write about topics of personal interest, to
note their observations, to imagine, to wonder and
to connect new information with things they already
know.

4. WHY A JOURNAL ?
 To get actively engaged
 Opportunity to clarify
 Record one’s feelings, ideas, thoughts, etc.,
 Special words and expressions
 Individuality

5. SAMPLE JOURNAL
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6. HOW TO WRITE A JOURNAL?
 Decide what type of journal you want to write?
 Prepare materials
 Can use loose leaf, notebooks or folders
 Write a sample response
 Schedule time for regular journal use...

7. DIFFERENT TYPES OF JOURNALS
 Personal Journals
 Dialogue Journals
 Reading Response Journals
 Science Journals
 Language Journals
 Art Journals

8. ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION
 The journal can be used as a reference file to help
the teacher monitor individual development and
progress.

9. ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION
 The evaluation of journals should emphasize the
content.
 Personal observations, questions, speculations and
predictions evidence of developing self-awareness
connections between personal experience and new
information.

10. ADVANTAGES
 Permanent
 Idea Distribution
 Prestige built up
 Portable and easy to read

11. DISADVANTAGE
 Costly to purchase and store
 Long time delays from submission to publication
 Difficult to index and cross reference
 Difficult to search library budgets