Language Arts/English Curriculum Frameworks - Albemarle County ...

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• Cornell note making – On the right-hand side of the journal entry, students identify and record key
ideas from the text, perhaps using a modified outline. On the left-hand side of the journal entry,
students create corresponding questions or labels for the information.
• Journal
o Dialectical or double entry journal – On the right-hand side of the journal entry, students
identify and record key ideas or passages that stood out for them from the text. On the lefthand
side of the journal entry, students create corresponding questions or make connections
to experience in their life.
o Dialogue journal – Students write observations or reflections based on literature. The journal
is exchanged with a peer, who responds to the journal entry.
o Reader Response – Students reflect on a piece of literature through a written response.
o Learning log – Students write responses to a teacher’s question. In the log, the students
might explain what they are learning, new insights, observations, or how they might use the
information in the future.
• Genre Writing
• Summarizing
o One-sentence summary – Read a selection aloud. List five key words from the selection.
Combine these words to create a one-sentence summary.
• Lab Reports
• Research paper
• I-Search Paper – In this alternative to the research paper, students investigate a topic, and then
describe the process they used during their search.
© ASPIRE K-12, Albemarle County Public Schools, 2003
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