Urban and Regional Planning
GEO 321 Spring 2010
Reading Journal Template

Reading Journal Reading Entry Template  for Urban Planning

 

Reading (author, year title, other bibliographic details):

 

 

New Vocabulary/Significant concepts/Technical Terms

Term   

Definition (in your own words)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Significant Authors, Texts, People, Plans, Events, Places, etc. mentioned

Author/Text

Significance

 

 

 

 

 

 

Major Points Made (List 3 to 5 major points)

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

 

Questions (that occur to you as you read):

 

 

One sentence summary of reading:

 

 

 

Abstract (Recommended.  A short paragraph summarizing and evaluating the main ideas of the reading.)

 

 

 

 

Freewriting (Recommended.  A short, or long, response to what you have read focusing upon anything you would like.)