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Need Help with Your Reading Logs? See bottom of page Throughout the year you will be asked to record notes and reflections from assigned reading using a t-table format. You will be assigned either an entire chapter or multiple sections from the book. You will be expected to select essential information from each part of the assigned reading including text, figures, equations, and sample problems. You'll record these ideas in the left column of the t-table. Write section headings/numbers as they change between sections. The first page(s)of your RLog will consist of text from the section. Whether it is vitally important information or simply something that resonates with you, the entries here should be just text. You are also expected to think reflectively about the text and relate the essential information to your own experiences, prior knowledge, your personal learning process and questions. Make sure your I thoughts are not simply a rephrase of the book's information, they need to come from YOUR head. You will record your reflections in the right column of the t-table. The second page of your RLog will consist of any equations, graphs, tables, or pictures that you deem important. Each entry should also be accompanied by a reflection. As a suggestion for your I thoughts, make sure you understand whatever concept you have taken from the book. Attempt to apply it to a situation or interpret it in your own words. Or ask specific questions about the concept. The third page(s) of your RLog will consist of section exercises. You will need to complete all of the section exercises in the assigned reading. For this part of the RLog, you will show your work clearly in the left column. In the right column, you will explain what you are doing using the knowledge you have learned in class, life, and in the reading. Reading logs are part of your homework grade. Keep all your reading logs in your chemistry binder. They are great study tools. When I grade reflective reading logs, I look for the presence of a selection of essential ideas in the left column with page references and corresponding thoughtful reflections in the right column. I do not grade grammar or spelling, but work hard to make your ideas easy to understand. I also use the reading logs reflections as a indicator of topics requiring more in-class clarification. Reflective reading is a personal activity. We all have unique experiences and thinking processes. So you do not share or borrow reading logs until you have completed your own reading log. In class you will have opportunities to share your thoughts and ask questions recorded in your reading logs. The following are descriptions of the minimum criteria for each grade. Noble Laureate (100%) Reading log is completed on time. The left column contains plentiful essential information from each section of the text. Correct page numbers accompany each entry. Section exercises are elaborate The right column contains reflections for each entry that clearly show thoughtful reading. Research Scientist (95%) Reading log is completed on time. The left column contains most essential information from each section of the text. Correct page numbers accompany most entries. Section exercises are thorough The right column contains reflections for most entries that show thoughtful reading. Lab Technician (85%) The left column contains some essential information from each section of the text. Correct page numbers accompany some entries. Section exercises are included The right column contains reflections for some entries that show thoughtful reading Grad Student (75%) Reading Log is turned in late Correct page numbers accompany few entries. The left column contains some essential information from each section of the text. Section exercises are mostly included The right column contains reflections for few entries that show thoughtful reading Trainee (40%) Reading Log is turned in late The left column contains little essential information from each section of the text. Correct page numbers accompany few or no entries. Upgrades (75%) Students earning Trainee on a reading log are invited to redo reading log to meet Lab Technician content criteria for an upgrade to Grad Student. No Credit (0%) There are three ways to receive no credit. (1) Do not do the reading log. (2) Do not turn in your reading log. (3) Copy another student’s reading log entries and turn them in as your own. (this also can result in a trip to a Dean's office) |
Reading Log Rubric |
• Two columns, I Saw/I Thought o I Saw has anything that is written in the book, anything you do that we ask you to do (except predictions) § Pictures/Diagrams: draw pictures/diagrams from the book in the I Saw column, then write in the I Thought column why you thought that picture was important. Why is the idea it shows important? § Key ideas or equations: • Make sure to show the equation, the name of the equation, what the variables are, and a written definition of the equation • For example: Boyle's Law: As pressure increases, volume decreases, and vice versa. PV=k, where P=pressure, V=volume, and k=constant o I Thought has anything that comes from your head that is a thought about the text, about the problem, about the process. These should not be random thoughts, try to come up with questions or ideas that are interesting and hard to answer. • Make sure to include: o Page numbers o Correct Heading o All parts of the assignment (from the directions) |
