Journal Jumpstarts: Quick Topics and Tips for Journal Writing [Paperback]

Patricia Woodward (Author)

Book Description

You will never run out of writing topics when you have Journal Jumpstarts at your fingertips. This compact, easy-to-use book has over 400 ideas for writing, plus the most practical tips you will ever find on the subject of journal writing in the classroom. You will appreciate author Patricia Woodward's sensible suggestions on how to handle the large amount of paperwork that comes with journals and how to handle sensitive situations that come up when students write about themselves.

Best of all, the topics in Journal Jumpstarts are student-friendly. They appeal to young people and help them think and write about a wide variety of subjects and ideas.

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About the Author

Patricia Woodward has been a middle school and high school teacher for more than 25 years. She lives in Windsor, Colorado.

Product Details

• Paperback: 90 pages
• Publisher: Prufrock Press, Inc.; 4th edition (January 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1877673153
• ISBN-13: 978-1877673153
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 7.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #277,636 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars High School Use, July 23, 2000

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Ms. Susan Loudin Clark (Stuarts Draft, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Journal Jumpstarts: Quick Topics and Tips for Journal Writing (Paperback)

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.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Resource for Journal Writing, February 17, 2000

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Julia Reynolds (Grand Rapids, Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Journal Jumpstarts: Quick Topics and Tips for Journal Writing (Paperback)

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!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful!, February 22, 2000

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Patsy Shouse (Boise, Idaho) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Journal Jumpstarts: Quick Topics and Tips for Journal Writing (Paperback)

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!