Portfolio Assignment 2.1: Journal
Writing fluency is a vital skill to have and to continue to develop. As you are faced with more opportunities and situations in which you are required to compose a well-thought-out summary, essay, or journal without time to brainstorm or outline, you need to have the skills necessary to be able to bring your thoughts together in an organized way. Many students have been journaling since elementary school and think they have outgrown them, but journals are still a valuable tool in helping develop this fluency—and with fluency comes style.
As well as strengthening your writing skills, these journals are a way for me to get to know you. There is something personal about writing, and when a writer invests more of him or herself in the writing experience, it allows the reader to see a glimpse into that person. It can be an exciting thing, and while I will be seeing a lot of your writing through assignments, I would like to get to know you. Your journals will help.
You will select one prompt from each lesson to write about. Each journal will be approximately one page in length. The journals are required to be typed, as they will be submitted electronically. I will assume you have allowed yourself to write them without worrying about brainstorms or outlines. Your journals will all be submitted in portfolio 3, so keep track of them. It would be tragic to have written all your brilliant journals only to lose them all.
Please select one of the following prompts to write your journal about.
- Of all the places you have traveled to, which has been your favorite? Why? Which has been your least favorite? Why? Where do you still want to go? Why?
- So often we (as the community, as the media, or as adults) only focus on what is going wrong in the world. What do you see that is going right?
- When it comes time for you to be remembered, what do you want to be best known for?
- Describe a time when you were completely happy, sad, angry, or feeling any other strong emotion.
Please format and submit your assignment according to the instructions in the syllabus and format them in the following manner:
- In the top left-hand side of the page please include:
- the portfolio submission number
- the name of the assignment and lesson number it came from
- your name
- date
Be sure to save your assignment as a .PDF file. Please keep copies of all assignments. Independent Study is not responsible for lost assignments.
Portfolio Assignment 3.1: Journal
Select one of the following prompts and use it to write a journal that is approximately one full page in length on normal paper. The journals are required to be typed. I will assume you have allowed yourself to write them without worrying about brainstorms or outlines. All of your journals will be submitted in portfolio 3, so keep track of them. It would be tragic to write all of your brilliant journals only to lose them all.
Please select one of the following prompts to write your journal about.
- What accomplishment are you most proud of so far in your life? Why?
- If you could re-live any day of your life, which day would you choose? Why?
- Which is more important: the right to privacy, or the right to safety?
Please format and submit your assignment according to the instructions in the syllabus and format them in the following manner:
- In the top left-hand side of the page please include:
- the portfolio submission number
- the name of the assignment and lesson number it came from
- your name
- date
Be sure to save your assignment as a .PDF file. Please keep copies of all assignments. Independent Study is not responsible for lost assignments.
Portfolio Assignment 4.1: Journal
Write a one-page journal entry after selecting one of the following prompts. The journals are required to be typed. I will assume that you have allowed yourself to write them without worrying about brainstorms or outlines. All of your journals will be submitted in portfolio 3, so keep track of them. It would be tragic to have written all your brilliant journals only to lose them.
Please select one of the following prompts to write your journal about.
- Describe a few pivot points that you have experienced in your life.
- Think about the adults who are in your life right now. Choose one who you feel has been a positive influence and write about that person.
- Describe how you see your life thirty years in the future.
Please format and submit your assignment according to the instructions in the syllabus and format them in the following manner:
- In the top left-hand side of the page please include:
- the portfolio submission number
- the name of the assignment and lesson number it came from
- your name
- date
Be sure to save your assignment as a .PDF file. Please keep copies of all assignments. Independent Study is not responsible for lost assignments.
Portfolio Assignment 5.1: Journal
Write a one-page journal entry after selecting one of the following prompts. Remember, you are required to type the journal. I will assume that you have allowed yourself to write it without worrying about brainstorms or outlines. I would only expect you to rewrite it in order to make a neater copy. All of your journals will be submitted in portfolio 3, so keep track of them. It would be tragic to have written all your brilliant journals only to lose them all.
Please select one of the following prompts to write your journal about.
- How do children learn the difference between right and wrong? Provide examples.
- What choices in life are you most afraid to make? Which choices are you most excited to make? Why?
- Adults often complain about teenagers today. Do kids deserve the bad reputation they have? Why or why not?
- Teenagers often complain that adults don’t understand what life is like now. Is that a fair assumption?
Please format and submit your assignment according to the instructions in the syllabus and format them in the following manner:
- In the top left-hand side of the page please include:
- the portfolio submission number
- the name of the assignment and lesson number it came from
- your name
- date
Be sure to save your assignment as a .PDF file. Please keep copies of all assignments. Independent Study is not responsible for lost assignments.
Portfolio Assignment 6.1: Journal
Select one of the following prompts to write a journal that will be approximately one full page in length on an 8 ½ by 11 sheet of paper. The journals are required to be typed. I will assume you have allowed yourself to write them without worrying about brainstorms or outlines. Your journals will all be submitted in portfolio 3, so keep track of them. It would be tragic to have written all your brilliant journals only to have lost them all.
Please select one of the following prompts to write your journal about.
- How are you affected by nature? Does it bring you comfort? Does your mood reflect the changing seasons?
- What does it mean to know something intuitively? For example, has a parent or a sibling ever known something was wrong with you without having talked with or seen you?
- How do you demonstrate that you are an individual? Do you think independently of others, or do you follow the crowd?
- In your opinion, what is a conscience?
Please format and submit your assignment according to the instructions in the syllabus and format them in the following manner:
- In the top left-hand side of the page please include:
- the portfolio submission number
- the name of the assignment and lesson number it came from
- your name
- date
Be sure to save your assignment as a .PDF file. Please keep copies of all assignments. Independent Study is not responsible for lost assignments.
Portfolio Assignment 7.1: Journal
Write a one–page journal entry after selecting one of the following prompts. Remember, you are required to type the paper. I will assume you have allowed yourself to write it without worrying about brainstorms or outlines. Your journals will all be submitted at the end of the course in portfolio 3, so keep track of them. It would be tragic to have written all your brilliant journals only to lose them all.
Please select one of the following prompts to write your journal about.
- Write down every random thought that comes to mind for one whole page. Don’t worry about spelling, punctuation, transitioning from thought to thought, or even making sense. Just write!
- What mark do you want to make on the world? What do you want to be remembered for?
- What changes would you like to see made in your generation? Why?
- How do you relax after a stressful day?
- Why do you think people avoid facing their problems?
Please format and submit your assignment according to the instructions in the syllabus and format them in the following manner:
- In the top left-hand side of the page please include:
- the portfolio submission number
- the name of the assignment and lesson number it came from
- your name
- date
Be sure to save your assignment as a .PDF file. Please keep copies of all assignments. Independent Study is not responsible for lost assignments.
Portfolio Assignment 8.1: Journal
Write a one-page journal entry after selecting one of the following prompts. Remember, you are required to type the journal. I will assume you have allowed yourself to write it without worrying about brainstorms or outlines.Your journals will all be submitted in portfolio 3, so keep track of them. It would be tragic to have written so many brilliant journals only to lose them all.
Please select one of the following prompts to write your journal about.
- Describe your worst fear.
- Imagine that you must persuade someone to either believe or disbelieve in a ghost, and write about your experience.
- In your opinion, why do people enjoy getting scared?
- Write about a time when something unbelievable or bizarre happened.
- If you were paid to spend the night alone in a house that was guaranteed to be haunted, would you do it? Why or why not?
Please format and submit your assignment according to the instructions in the syllabus and format them in the following manner:
- In the top left-hand side of the page please include:
- the portfolio submission number
- the name of the assignment and lesson number it came from
- your name
- date
Be sure to save your assignment as a .PDF file. Please keep copies of all assignments. Independent Study is not responsible for lost assignments.
Portfolio Assignment 9.1: Journal
Write a one-page journal entry after selecting one of the following prompts. Remember, you are required to type the journal. I will assume you have allowed yourself to write it without worrying about brainstorms or outlines. Your journals will all be submitted in portfolio 3, so keep track of them. It would be tragic to have written so many brilliant journals only to lose them all.
Please select one of these prompts to write your journal about.
- Listen to a public radio program or podcast, and write a summary about what you listen to.
- On the Internet, access a search engine and research a topic such as “extraterrestrials” or “unidentified flying objects (UFOs).” Compare and contrast two Web sites that discuss the same subject but approach the subject differently.
- Read the editorial section of a newspaper and find two editorials that reflect two different opinions on the same subject. Write a summary of the two editorials and choose which editorial you feel best expresses the writer’s opinion, even if you do not share the same opinion.
Please format and submit your assignment according to the instructions in the syllabus and format them in the following manner:
- In the top left-hand side of the page please include:
- the portfolio submission number
- the name of the assignment and lesson number it came from
- your name
- date
Be sure to save your assignment as a .PDF file. Please keep copies of all assignments. Independent Study is not responsible for lost assignments.
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