LEARNING LOG

Component: Reading and Writing

Objective: To develop competency in grade-level reading and writing skills

Rationale: Provides opportunities for students to individually process information learned through sketching and writing

• Encourages metacognition
• Use as formative assessments to check for understanding
• Provides opportunity for students to share learning
• Supports students personal connection to the content

KEY POINTS:

Strategic Design

• Create Learning Log the first page is copied, the additional pages are left blank, stapled)
• Learning Log is placed in the student portfolios
• Develop intentional learning prompt for use throughout unit as formative assessments.

Delivery:

• Establish and articulate comprehensible language objective and content objective
• Provide clear and concise prompts for the Text and You sides:
  • Text side - sketch or write about new learning using factual information
  • You side - sketch or write personal thoughts or reactions to ideas and information learned

English Language Development Focus & Consideration

Provide writing frames

TEXT
Teacher prompt: Describe the _____________ .
Student response: The description of the ______ is ______ .
Teacher prompt: Write one new learning.
Student response: A new learning for me was ______________ .
Teacher prompt: Tell me about the _______ and the __________ .
Student response: The ______ and the _______ are __________ .

YOU
•    Teacher prompt: Describe how this learning applies to you.
•    Student response: This relates to me/my life because _____ .
•    Teacher prompt: Write a new learning that applies to you.
•    Student response: A new learning that applies to me is _____ .
•    Teacher prompt: Tell me how this connects to your life.
•    Student response: This connects to me because ______ and _____ .