Journal Project

Overview:  You will present your five 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 me; while journals are not assessed on content, please keep it appropriate for me 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). 

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.

I want to know…

·         What writing assignment(s) this semester most engaged you as a writer?  Why?

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

·         Discuss one thing that you do well as a writer. (Do not say “grammar.”)

·         Discuss one thing that you’d like to improve about your writing.  (Do not say “grammar.”)

·         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 I 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 your final major writing grade.  Late projects will lose 10 points per day for two days and then will not be accepted.

 

DUE DATE:  Monday, May 10