Publisher's Synopsis
This book highlights the many and varied uses of diaries in classrooms and stresses the importance of integrating journal writing into the curriculum. It provides practical advice on how teachers can use journals positively and efficiently in most school settings.;The contributors look at the use of diaries in different contexts, including teaching humanities and teaching English. The teachers and pupils using them conclude that they are useful tools for teaching, learning and thinking, for testing and revising ideas and experience, and for comparing these ideas with others.
