Language Arts Update: Writing Journals

I'm so excited to be introducing new writing journals to the students this year! Each week they will be given a new prompt on Monday or Tuesday, and they will have until Friday to complete it. Time may be given in class some days to work on it, but it is also expected that it will be a little bit of homework each week. It is intended to be a week-long project. I know some students will go home and finish it all the first night. Others will do a little bit each day. And still others will wait until Thursday to finish it. Time management is an important skill for middle schoolers to acquire. Help your child learn to pace out their work, so they aren't spending hours on homework one night a week and no time on homework the other nights. I love reading everything these kids write! These journals are going to be a great exercise for them and fun for me, too!