Journal Project

Journal Project

Overview: You will present your ten best journal writings/reading logs, along with a short reflective piece about your writing process so far this year. You may choose what to share with us; while journals are not assessed on content, please keep it appropriate for your teachers to read.

Journals

You have been asked to write without stopping for 9 minutes each journal that we have had. As such, the length of your writing should be at least ¾ of a page in length (longer if you have big handwriting).

You have an option of including up to two extra journals for 4 points of extra credit.

Me as a Writer

Write a one page, typed, double-spaced reflection on your writing and your writing process. Be sure to use paragraphs, have a hook for an intro, a clear conclusion, etc.

We want to know…

· In your writing this semester, which major writing assignment (Character Analysis for The Things They Carried, the Citizen Kane in class writing essay) gave you the greatest challenge? Which one was easiest to complete? Discuss why you think this was the case.

· Were any of the grades you received for writing surprising to you? What were they and what was surprising about the remarks or grades?

· At the end of your senior year, what do you feel are your strengths as a writer? What areas do you want to continue to develop?

· What did you learn about yourself (your values, attitudes or beliefs) from your work in this class (i.e., things you read/viewed/studied or wrote) this semester?

· Name ONE thing you think has been valuable about your time this class, something you would recommend that we continue next year.

You will need to include have at least ONE edited rough draft of this paper.

Your project will be graded on:

The contents of your journal (length, effort, not punctuation and mechanics).
The quality of your Me as a Writer piece (length, effort, punctuation and mechanics)
The quality of your presentation (bound, neatly presented, table of contents)

The Journal Project counts for 10% of your semester grade. Late projects will lose 10 points per day for two days and then will not be accepted.

DUE DATES: Friday, May 8

We will have projects graded by the time you take your final exam.

Journal Project Rubric

Name: Period:

	A true work of art! 5	Just a little short of perfect 4	Still needs another draft 3	Not “Final Portfolio” Quality 2
Presentation x 2 (10 possible points)	Neatly bound with a typed table of contents; show signs of extra effort	Neatly bound with a typed table of contents	Table of contents is not typed OR the portfolio is not neatly bound	Table of contents is missing and portfolio is not neatly bound
Me As A Writer x 5 (25 possible points)	Neatly typed and well written and organized; includes all of the required elements in assignment.	Typed, shows some sign of organization and style, includes all of the required elements.	Paper is not well written OR is missing 1-2 required elements:	Shows very little sign of effort. Missing more than two required elements:
Journals requirements x 3 (15 possible points)	Ten journal entries are included	8-9 journals and reading logs are included	7-6 journals and reading logs are included.	5 or fewer reading logs or journals are included.
Journals quality x 10 (50 possible points)	Ten complete journals and reading logs that show the writer has put real effort into the work presented.	Ten reading logs and journals are included.	One or two of the reading logs or journals are missing or incomplete (short).	More than three of the reading logs or journals are missing or incomplete (short).

***- 5 is Me As A Writer is not typed, double spaced Subtotal _______

Writer’s Choice (up to 4) _______

TOTAL _________/100

Grade Scale

90-100 A

89-80 B

79-70 C

69- F