Here you will find all of the required journal entries for the semester. Grades for the journal will be based on effort, quality, and engagement with the material. In order to receive a high grade, all entries must be completed and well written. It is highly advisable that you keep these current for lagging behind will result in a great and painfully obvious flurry come the end of the term.
W131 Journal Entries
You will need to keep a current journal throughout the semester with the below entries. Each entry must be a minimum of 200 words
and be logically and thoughtfully written. In order to keep everything tidy, please put each entry on a separate page with its own heading and
please indicate which prompt you are answering if multiple ones are given. Journals are due 4 December by 11:59pm.
28 August
Introduction - please provide a beginning reflection on this course. You may discuss what you hope to learn from this course, how you hope it will help you
with your academic pursuits, or anything at all related to writing.
4 September (*please note that each of the following requires a separate entry)
Chapter 1 - page 6, prompt 1.3"Checking the Accuracy of Statements"
"How Do I Write a Visual Analysis?" - page 370 prompt under "Questions for Discussion"
9 September
Chapter 2 - page 15 prompt 2.1 "Drawing Inferences from a Political Cartoon"
11 September
Chapter 3 - page 44 prompt 3.2 "Describing Your Hometown"
18 September
Chapter 14 - page 340 prompt 14.2 or page 343 prompt 14.4 or page 346 prompt 14.6 or page 348 prompt
14.8
25 September
"How Do I Write a Rhetorical Analysis?" page 53 prompt under "Understanding the Moves in a Rhetorical Analysis"
2 October
Freewrite: We are coming up on mid-semester and I would like you to write your current thoughts on this course, your writing, your progress, your goals,
etc.
7 October
Alexie & LA Weekly personal reflection
28 October
Chapter 9 - page 210 prompt under "Questions for Discussion"
30 October
Chapter 10 - page 244 prompt 10.2 "Committing to an Opinion"
6 November
Chapter 11 - page 270 prompt 11.1 "Responding to the Exploration Questions"
13 November
Logical Fallacies: Find a commercial or ad and write a brief analysis explaining the logical fallacies the piece is committing.
20 November
Freewrite: As I have stated in class numerous times, you must be passionate about the topic you pick for your argumentative paper. In this entry, explain
why you are.
2 December
Final reflection - please provide your final thoughts on this course, your journey here, and what you hope to accomplish throughout your collegiate career
having completed the semester. (Please note this does not have to pertain to writing/English goals.)
