Afternoon Session, June 15th: Day Books and Journals with Dr.

Ron Honeycutt We know entirely too well the groan that frequently follows the request to take out your journal. However, Dr. Ron Honeycutt came and saved the day by introducing the new journal makeover: the daybook. He began with modeling daybook entry instruction by providing a prompt and time limit. We then composed an entry reflecting on our personal writing experiences, good or bad! Things to Remember About Writing to Learn: -Writing is difficult and important -Writers need to write -Writing is improved through the habit of writing -Writers need a safe place to think and play with language and thoughts The daybook is essentially a junk drawer of ideas. These entries can range from quotes, pictures, song lyrics, to handouts, observations, and questions. Studies show that there is a correlation between a consistently used daybook and higher test scores. Other benefits include the opportunity to reflect, keeping ideas in one place, provides practice in observing and writing, and provides and artifact of ones writing. Dr. Honeycutt provided a variety of charts (uploaded on the Moodle site) allowing students to reflect and peer reflect on their daybooks. He ended his session with a practice reflection chart and a 3-2-1 chart exit ticket. Our afternoon session ended with Kempt Kevin providing instruction on how to create a Prezi. Prezi is the new, sometimes dizzying, go-to program for presentations. We spent the rest of the class incorporating our Where Im From Poem into a Prezi.