Journaling Activity

Expected Outcomes

Stage 3
Unit 3 Assignment 4
Unit 4 Assignment 4

Stage 4 Academic
Unit 2 Assignment 1, 2

Stage 4 Employment
Unit 3 Assignment 2

























DescriptionPen and Paper Method

1. Give each student a copy of the handout, Humour Journaling.

2. Instruct each student to complete the laughter web (graphic organizer) by brainstorming as many ideas as possible about what laughter is. Give about 3-5 minutes for this activity.

3. Instruct each student to write a definition for the word laughter using the ideas that were generated in the brainstorming session.

4. Divide the students into groups of three or four. Using the principles of group process, have the groups collaborate and organize ideas to create a final definition. This final definition may be written on chart paper. Before doing this part of the activity, the instructor may want to do some role-playing of different situations that may occur in the group meeting; for example, how to disagree with another group member appropriately.

5. Have the reporter from each group share that group's definition with the entire class using the principles of reporting.

Sub-skills Needed:

1. Frames strategies
2. Brainstorming strategies
3. Anatomy of a definition
4. Co-operative learning strategies
5. Speaking stategies

Materials Needed

1. One copy of the Humour Journaling blackline master for each student
2. One piece of chart paper for each group
3. One marker for each group

Resources

Senn, J.A. 325 Creative Prompts For Personal Journals. Toronto: Scholastic Professional Books, 1992.

Sweeney, Jacqueline. 350 Fabulous Writing Prompts. Toronto: Scholastic Professional Books, 1995.




















Computer IntegrationComputer Integration

The students will create their own blackline masters for this activity using the features on the Draw toolbar. They will then complete the assignment inserting Textboxes to complete the graphic organizers and inserting Text into the Textbox "laughter is..."

See Computer Curriculum Guide:

Start Microsoft Word Section One, Pg. 1
Enter Text in a Document Section One, Pg. 11
Check Spelling and Grammar Section One, Pg. 18
Apply Bold, Italic or Underline Section Two, Pg. 5
Change Font, Font Sizes, and Colours Section Two, Pg. 15
Draw Objects Using the Drawing Tools Section Three, Pg. 1
Save a Document Section One, Pg. 13
Preview and Print a Document Section One, Pg. 14

Evaluation

Speaking Rubrics and Checklists
  • Speaking Rubric
  • Speaking Rubric II
Group Work Rubrics and Checklists
  • Group Participation Assessment Rubric
  • Group Work Rubric

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