Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Bible Journal Writing Assignment 6th-8th Graders

Journal Writing Assignment: 6th-8th graders

Content Area: Bible

Topic: Hope

Due: Wednesday, March 7th, 2018
(Benchmarks due on Feb 21 and Feb 28 - 5 entries and one post and response online)

Using the link to the “Hope” Bible verses, each student will need to choose 15 verses and respond in an academic journal. Write the chosen Bible verse on each response. Use this rubric for journal and responses.

We will use three different techniques in our academic journals:

1)     5double entries 

2)     5 Learning logs

3)     5response entries

Student will use this website article to help understand the purpose and reasons of keeping a journal.


Integrated information and communication technologies:

Each student will choose three of their journal entries to put on the class blog. Part of the assignment will also be to provide a hyperlink to an image that they feel best reflects their Bible text reflection. They will then need to write a 50-word comment on a minimum of five classmate’s reflections. I will use the ISTE standards to ensure the future success of my students in a technological world.  “Today’s students must be prepared to thrive in a constantly evolving technological landscape. The ISTE Standards for Students are designed to empower student voice and ensure that learning is a student-driven process” (iste.org).  Blogging can not just be an added activity but an excellent learning tool.  Blogging is seen as a process that documents learning over time, creates a global communication hub, and supports the learner’s meta-cognition and reflective practices. No matter if you have a classroom blog or individual student blogs, use the blog to document learning, reflect on learning, share learning and amplify learning. Make blogging a tool how you accomplish these goals” (Tolisano, 2017).

Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.


Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (CCSS: W.7.4e)


CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.


Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.  (CCSS: L.7.3) Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy. (CCSS: L.7.3a)


ISTE Standards - Creative Communicator


Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to their goals.



References

ISTE Standards FORSTUDENTS. (n.d.). Retrieved February 06, 2018, from


Letters to God: 5 Reasons to Keep a Journal. (2017, January 12). Retrieved February 06, 2018,


Tolisano, S. R. (n.d.). 10 Tips for Embedding Digital Portfolios as Part of your Classroom Habits

| Silvia Tolisano- Langwitches Blog. Retrieved February 06, 2018, from http://langwitches.org/blog/2017/12/26/10-tips-of-embedding-digital-portfolios-as-part-of-your-

classroom-habits/

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