JOURNAL W R ITI NG

EED TO KNOW AB OU T IT
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JOURNAL WRITING:

• WRITING IN JOURNALS CAN BE A POWERFUL STRATEGY FOR STUDENTS TO

RESPOND TO LITERATURE, AND GAIN WRITING FLUENCY.
WHY DO I WRITE A JOURNAL?

• IT IS HOW I REMEMBER:
THE TRAVELS I HAVE TAKEN
THE LIFE EXPERIENCES I HAVE ENJOYED
AND THE THOUGHTS I NEEDED TO EXPRESS/ SHARE TO INSPIRE OTHERS.
STEPS:

• PRE-READING
(GO TO THE DW TASK AND UNDERSTAND ALL THE REQUIREMENTS STATED IN
THE DW INSTRUCTION. (WHICH PERSONA TO TAKE, WHAT TO IMAGINE, WHAT
TASK TO DO?)

• REMEMBER/ IDENTIFY DETAILS (UNDERLINE, CIRCLE, TAKE NOTE OF THE

DETAILS).
SO, WHAT EXACTLY IS A REFLECTIVE JOURNAL?

• IT IS THE PERFECT PLACE TO JOT DOWN SOME OF LIFE'S BIGGEST THOUGHTS.

IN A REFLECTIVE JOURNAL, YOU CAN WRITE ABOUT:
A POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE EVENT THAT YOU EXPERIENCED, 
WHAT IT MEANS OR MEANT TO YOU,
AND WHAT YOU MAY HAVE LEARNED FROM THAT EXPERIENCE.
PROCESS FEELINGS AND IDEAS: WRITE HOW YOU FEEL (AS THE PERSONA/
CHARACTER INDICATED.)
PURPOSE OF WRITING A JOURNAL:
1. TO MAKE SENSE OF THINGS THAT HAPPENED. WHAT YOU WRITE SHOULD
SOUND AS IF YOU ARE DESCRIBING THE DETAILS TO SOMEONE WHO WASN'T
THERE.
BE AS DESCRIPTIVE AS POSSIBLE.
2. TO SPECULATE AS TO WHY SOMETHING IS THE WAY IT IS. YOUR SPECULATION
MUST BE BASED ON THE FEELINGS AND THOUGHTS OF THE CHARACTER YOU ARE
ASKED TO TAKE. USE REASONS.
3. TO ALIGN FUTURE ACTIONS WITH YOUR
REFLECTED VALUES AND EXPERIENCES.