How to do a Two Column Journal

Please print this slide show, follow the directions, and staple it to your reading response.

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Formatting Your PaperFirst, divide the paper into two columns. Label the column on the left “Note-Taking” and the column on the right “Note-Making.”

Put your name, teacher’s name, class name, date and period, assignment number and title in MLA format.

The following slide shows which information goes into each column.

“Write down an important passage from the story or essay” (author’s last name page).

Respond to Note-Taking by one of the following:

Note-Taking Note-Making

Note-Taking entries must be direct citations

Each entry must be at least two sentences long

Connecting entry to your life Connecting entry to events at school, hometown, state, country, or the world

Expressing your feelings to the entry. Do you agree? Disagree? Was it funny? Touching? etc.Asking a question about the entry. Leave space to answer it when you discover the answer?Making a comparison to the entry with other stories, TV shows, movies, songs, etc. Making a comparison to any of the above by creating an original simile or metaphor

All Note-Making Entries are 10 Words or more

GuidelinesEvery note-taking entry must have a note-making entry or no credit is receivedMust be neatly written or typed or no

credit receivedNumber all of your entries, each column

Entries must line up across the page

All Note-Making entries must be at least two sentences long and parenthetically cited

Two Two Column Column Journal Journal Example for Example for Six EntriesSix Entries

Mr. J’s Video Quick Tip

How to Grade a Two Column Journal

1. 1. All entries are double entriesAll entries are double entries

2.2. Note-taking side is cited correctly, at least two sentences Note-taking side is cited correctly, at least two sentences long, and has correct parenthetical citation .long, and has correct parenthetical citation .

3. 3. Note-making side is 10 words or more.Note-making side is 10 words or more.

4.4. Note-taking and Note-making entries are numbered Note-taking and Note-making entries are numbered

5.5. Note-taking, Note-making entries line up across the Note-taking, Note-making entries line up across the page. page.

Scoring Guidelines

6.6. Correct MLA format and includes assignment number Correct MLA format and includes assignment number and complete assignment nameand complete assignment name

Higher Order Thinking Skills

Lower Order Thinking Skills

Creativity

Bloom’s Taxonom

y

4.5 to 5/A

3.5 to 4.4/B

2.5 to 3.4/C

1.5 to 2.4/L

.1 to 1.4/K

Write one sentence Write one sentence explaining what you did well explaining what you did well according to the skill being according to the skill being learned using the language learned using the language of Bloom’s taxonomy. of Bloom’s taxonomy. Then, Then,

write one more sentence write one more sentence explaining what you could do explaining what you could do better or differently next time better or differently next time and how you could move and how you could move

up one level on up one level on Bloom’s Bloom’s

Taxonomy.Taxonomy.Student

Directions for Written

Evaluation

0 Errors = 4.5/A to 5/A 0 Errors = 4.5/A to 5/A 3 Errors - = 1.5/L to 2.4/L3 Errors - = 1.5/L to 2.4/L1 Errors = 3.5/B to 4.4/B 1 Errors = 3.5/B to 4.4/B 4+ Errors = .1/K to 1.4/K4+ Errors = .1/K to 1.4/K2 Errors = 2.5/C to 3.4/C2 Errors = 2.5/C to 3.4/C

Evaluation

Grading Scale

Reading Comprehension

Standard 3.2: Theme and Textual

Evidence

Printing Directions

1. 1. On the tool bar, click on “File,” click on “Print.”On the tool bar, click on “File,” click on “Print.”

2. 2. In the “Print” dialogue box, in the lower left In the “Print” dialogue box, in the lower left corner under “Print What,” click on the drop corner under “Print What,” click on the drop down down arrow and select “Handouts.”arrow and select “Handouts.” 3. 3. Then, under “Color/Grayscale,” select the best Then, under “Color/Grayscale,” select the best

on for your printer.on for your printer.

4. 4. Next, under “Handouts,” click on “Slides per Next, under “Handouts,” click on “Slides per Page,” and choose “9.”Page,” and choose “9.”

5. 5. Lastly, click on “OK,” and the file will print.Lastly, click on “OK,” and the file will print.