During the coronavirus pandemic, journals provide students a space for private reflection, which can help them process their thoughts, feelings, and uncertainties during these difficult times. In addition, we are living through an upheaval that will become part of our global history. Students can use journals to document their lives during the coronavirus pandemic for their future selves or future historians. This resource is designed to help both teachers who are setting up student journals for the first time as well as those who already have established practices around journaling in their classrooms.
This tool also contains journal prompts you can use with your students, which we compiled with the help of the educators on Facing History’s English and Language Arts Advisory Board. To skip to the collections of journal prompts, click on the categories below:
Self-Reflection
Reflecting on Media (Books, Art, Film, Shows)
Reflecting on Daily Life During the Coronavirus
Reflecting on Acts of Kindness, Community, and Relationships
