Reading+Journal

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Practice these habits of mind as you read.
=Choose a format = Just as we use different skills when we read different kinds of text, we also use different way s of capturing our thinking, depending upon the kind of reading we're doing. Sometimes, writing in your paper journal works best. Other times, it's easier to use a tool like WebNotes to highlight and clip lines from a digital text and add your own annotations (notes--comments, questions, opinions...).

The key is to decide up front what system will work best for you. //How will you organize your notes to keep track of all the reading and thinking you're doing?//

**Make reading and journaling** **a habit.** Try to set aside at least thirty minutes a day to read. Journal as you read. If you approach the journal as just an assignment to turn in to Mrs. Huff, you probably won't get much out of doing it. But, if you'll try to making reading and inking your thinking a part of your life, it will pay off--big time!

We'll use your journals often in class, so you need it every day. Expect me to check journals occasionally in class and give you a grade for your progress. You'll turn in journals at the end of each grading quarter for a grade. Familiarize yourself with the rubric: AP English & English 11.