Journal+Entry

Rationale:
I would use this strategy so that my students could write in their own words a response to a prompt. This would help students become aware of what they do and do not know.

Course:
Algebra – The entire year. This strategy is implemented with ninth and tenth grade Algebra students. This strategy would allow the teacher to evaluate their learning through writing.

Diverse learners:
This strategy would mostly benefit all the visual learners because they would have to write down how to solve a problem.

Procedure:
1. The teacher would have each student keep a journal. 2. The teacher would periodically write a writing prompt on the board. 3. The teacher would communicate that the students should not worry about spelling or mechanics in the journal. 4. The students should write freely about the writing prompt.

Potential Issues:
A problem that might occur is that some students may have a difficult time writing freely. The teacher should read, with permission, other students' responses. This should give the students an idea of what the teacher is expecting.

Materials:
Spiral notebooks Writing Prompts