Last year some of my students made beautiful covers on their moleskin journals. This year I wanted to set the bar high for inspiration. Here is my journal:

Here are some of the students’ journals that we shared today. As students walked around the room, I gave them 5 post-its to give peers feedback on their work. I realize I need to model concrete feedback to them, but even a “beautiful” or “pretty” is aТ warm message on a cool rainy day. Т Several students left inspired to redecorate their journals.

Tomorrow we will vote for one of our top 4 picks for best in class.