1. Topic-
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2. Content-
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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Students will record their feelings, impressions and observations
in a writers journal.
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4. Objectives-
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| MLR B WRITING: Students write to express their ideas and emotions,
to describe their experiences, to communicate information, and to
present or analyze an argument.. |
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5. Materials and Aids-
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
1. A journal or diary is a practice field; a place to experiment
with thoughts and feelings.
2. Ask students what they know about journals or diaries.
3. What is a diary? Have you, or anyone you know, kept one? What kinds
of things (dates, thoughts, feelings, pictures) are written or drawn
in a diary? Why do you think people keep diaries?
4. Explain, that a diary is a record (originally in handwritten format)
with separate entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened
over the course of a day or other period.
4. Generally the term today refers to personal diaries, in which the
writer may detail more personal information and normally intended
to remain private or to have a limited circulation amongst friends
or relatives. The writer may also describe recent events in his/her
personal diary. The word "journal" may be sometimes used for "diary,"
but generally a person writes daily in a diary, whereas journal-writing
may be less frequent.
5. While a diary may provide information for a memoir, autobiography
or biography, it is generally written not with the intention of being
published as it stands, but for the author's own use.
6.The term diary is also used to mean a printed publication of a written
diary; and may also refer to other terms of journal including electronic
formats (e.g., blogs). |
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B. Development-
1. Read the leads to various diaries: i.e. Diary of a Wimpy Kid,
Dear Dumb Diary, Diary of a Spider, Zlata's Diary, Birdies Lighthouse.
2. Discuss the kinds of feelings and impressions and observations
the character shares through his or her entry.
3. Remind them to write like a writer. They must do more that just
tell what happens. They must share feelings impressions, and observations
about he events and characters.
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C. Practice-
Starting a journal / diary can be discouraging and intimidating.
All of those blank pages staring at you -- where do you start?
1. "Right now, I am feeling . . ."
2. Write about your feelings on a certain event, idea or person.
3. The saddest moment in was when . . . |
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D. Independent Practice-
| Write freely. Don't worry about spelling or grammar. Your diary
is for you and you alone. You may share it with someone later, but
when you are writing, write it for yourself. Don't write to impress
anyone. Be true to yourself. |
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Closure-
I had an all right day today. I would write about . . .
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7. Evaluation-
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MLR E LISTENING AND SPEAKING
Did the students ask clarifying questions?
Attend and respond appropriately to classmates and adults?
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