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A series of grids used for constructing journal entries.

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Objective:

Each Monday, year 3 starts the week off with a journal writing session. In Term 1, students learn to organise their writing under the following categories:

• When
• Who
• What
• Where

They also are encouraged to add a sequence of events after the initial information is written.

Activity Outline:

1. Class discussion/orientation – teacher models writing weekend news for journal under categories.
2. Students go back to desks and use a sheet with icons representing categories . Under each category (who what where etc) they write two or three key words.
3. Students then write up their journals using key words sheet to help them.

Activity Outline for students with learning/physical difficulties:

Use linked Clicker Grids to create sentences under category headings.
Each week, core grids are used. The last grid (Where/What) is changed according to what the student did that weekend.

Materials/Equipment:

• IBM computer + printer
• Mouse or mouse alternative (trackball/joystick)
• Clicker 4 software