Journal Jumpstarts: Quick Topics and Tips for Journal Writing

by Patricia Woodward

Contains more than 400 topics for young people that inspire creative journaling, as well as practical tips for using journals in the classroom. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1877673153
• ISBN13: 9781877673153
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Cottonwood Press (Fort Collins, CO)
• Length: 89 Pages
• Weight: 0.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.1" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Great tool for English teachers

As a busy ESL teacher, I don't have a lot of time to do everything that I would like---including thinking up journnal topics for my high school ESL class to write about in the first few minutes of class. This book is a valuable tool that I use every day. Within seconds, I have been able to select an appropriate topic from the book and concentrate on other things for the day. Great book---great price and worth it's weight in gold!

High School Use

This book provides a quick reference for lots of journal topics. Woodward also provides useful tips on how to work journal writing into your class; for example, she discusses the scoring of journals and how they fit into a grading plan. Some of the topics could have yes/no or one word answers, but by simply adding an "And why do you think so?" the problem can be addressed for upper-level students. As with any material you use in your classroom, you need to tweak it so it fits your particular classroom situation. The topics are general enough to give you a basic idea that you can use verbatim or that you can modify. Personally, I found the topics to be jumpstarts for my ideas as well, and huge time savers.

Very useful!

I have used Journal Jumpstarts in my middle school English class and find it extremely useful. It is just what my students need to stimulate their "creative juices." Not only do they enjoy writing about the topics, but I've heard them share their ideas between classes! I think every English teacher should have one!

Outstanding Resource for Journal Writing

This is a MUST-have book for teachers who are looking for journal ideas with their students. I use ideas from this book every day with my high school students. It is also handy when you need an idea for a quickwrite during those remaining five minutes of class! BUY IT! It is worth the small cost!

This is a great book to help you get started writing!

I bought this book a while ago and have used it A LOT! It is a great book for kids, teens, and teachers alike to use to get started with a journal entry. I recommend it to *everyone*!