DOUBL E - EN T R Y D IA R I ES

BY HANNAH
WHAT IS IT?
• NOTE TAKING STRATEGY
• VERSION OF THE TWO-COLUMN (CORNELL) SYSTEM
• SYNTHESIZE MEANING
• USE READER RESPONSES TO PROMPT COMPREHENSION
• STUDENTS ANALYZE THINKING ABOUT TEXT
• SHOWS THAT COMPREHENSION IS THE RESULT OF THE THINKING YOU DO WHEN YOU’RE ENGAGED WITH
THE TEXT
 HOW TO DO IT
• CREATE A TWO-COLUMN ‘T CHART’
• IN THE LEFT COLUMN, RECORD INFORMATION FROM THE TEXT
• IN THE RIGHT COLUMN, RECORD YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE INFORMATION
Information Thoughts
LETS TRY IT Scan Me!!!!!

• SCAN THE QR CODE

• READ THE ARTICLE
• CREATE A TWO COLUMN CHART TO RECORD INFORMATION
 ANALYZING NOTES
• YOU CAN TAKE THIS FURTHER BY ANALYZING THE TYPES OF COMMENTS YOU’VE MADE
• ‘R’ FOR REMEMBER
• ‘Q’ FOR QUESTIONS
• ‘V’ FOR VISUALIZATION
• ‘I’ FOR INFERENCE
• ‘?’ FOR A POINT OF CONFUSION
USE ACROSS DISCIPLINES

• USED ANYTIME YOU GIVE READING TO STUDENTS

• SHORT STORIES, TEXTBOOKS, GAME RULES, ETC.
• FICTION OR NON-FICTION
• USED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND ‘JUST FOR FUN’ ARTICLES LIKE THIS ONE
USE ACROSS GRADE LEVELS

• YOUNGER CHILDREN NEED MORE GUIDANCE

• CHANGE STANDARDS BASED ON GRADE LEVEL
• LATE EARLY/MIDDLE YEARS AND OLDER
• CONCEPT CAN BE A BIT DIFFICULT
WHAT’S IT GOOD FOR?
• SYNTHESIZING MEANING
• INCREASING COMPREHENSION
• RESPONDING TO TEXTS
• UNDERSTANDING THAT RESPONDING HELPS COMPREHENSION
• METACOGNITION
THANK S FO R L IS TE NI NG !