Journals

This week started the Journal Entries. Daily ritual for my classroom. Each day is something different and students are required to complete their Journals in order to earn a Formative Completion grade at the midway point of the grading period and then earn a Summative Completion grade at the end of the grading period. I provide them with the folders and the handouts. They simply come in each day and read the Journal Board and jot down what it says or asks to do. Here are the categories.

Mondays- Vocabulary day. A word(s) and definition(s)
Tuesdays- Guided drawing on what they are currently doing as a project. (mini-sketch)
Wednesdays- Artist's Quotes or quotes about Art/Creativity. Or anything I find interesting :)
Thursdays- Free Draw (mini-sketch)
Fridays- Reflection days (reflect about what is going on in class or it doesn't have to)

Completion Grade is the Key!!! This is not meant to take up the entire class and students have been told that if it does take them the entire class period, then they are talking too much and can lose Daily Participation.