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Posted on 10/05/2016

To get my students to write notes at the school I worked at last year, I had them do summaries of each lesson. They had to write four sentences to summarize each lesson and pass them in at the end of the week for a quiz grade. I decided to incorporate the summaries into the daily notes for all my classes this year. Each day students are to write a 4 sentence summary of the lesson stating what was new or review. When there is a unit test they need to write a one page summary of the concepts discussed in the unit as a log entry. The paper involves writing about what they already knew before the unit lessons and if there were any new concepts or tips that helped them understand more clearly. The grade for this paper is part of their notebook check, which was graded using a rubric. I was overwhelmed with the results. The students wrote not only about the concepts but gave their opinions and feelings of their learning and understanding. This is a great way for the students to be honest with me about their struggles and accomplishments. I really appreciated their honesty and look forward to the next log entrees.

- Ms. Nichols

The Founders Academy Public Charter School Grades 5-12

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