Porsche, on page 119, gave a great reason to motivate students to free write or keep a journal (or blog!) “I wanted to write a poem in my English class after I saw that movie American History X. It was so sad that I just had to write about it because it really made me think bad things, so I had to write it down instead of saying something to someone.”
First of all, if you have not seen this film, see it, rent it, borrow it, buy it, Netflix it or steal it. It is a brilliant film and every teacher-to-be should see it, especially if the Freedom Writers Diary touched your heart… at all. Porsche had a great reason to want to write something down. However, if there is nothing that you feel you need to write about in the classes you are teaching, do not expect your students to have anything to say, but if you do, they do, so have them do it. A journal can be a great tool for communication between student and teacher about understanding concepts, or it turn into time consuming busy work.
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