Revisiting a Thoughtful Log Entry

Now that break is over it is back to the grind!  We are reviewing the expectations in our literature discussion groups. These groups are a time when students gather and have purposeful talk about their chosen book.  We are practicing what a well thought out journal entry would look like.  The students listened to a short story I read called Camp Fat and responded to their thinking (flag spot) in their new response logs.  A good response will meet the following expectations:
        1. Indented paragraphs
        2. Complete sentences
        3. Appropriate Punctuation
        4. Evidence!!!
        5. Reread to be sure it all makes sense.
They then got with a partner and used a self assessment checklist to see how well they thought out and planned their responses.  Here are few pictures of some of them working through their entries.