Author: Joseph Marangell Title: Teacher Role: K-12 Classroom teacher Location: East Haven, CT Date: 03-24-03 In my ninth grade classes, which are team taught, we espouse journal writing in each period. Students write the first five minutes of the period in their journals about issues relevant to both their own lives and the history curriculum. Students then have the opportunity to share and dialogue their responses. This provides a springboard for each day's lesson.

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