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0 Lesson: Weekly Journal Reflections with Penzu

Learning Objectives: Develop daily writing skills to communicate with society Create and generate story starters Directions: 1. Create an account at http://penzu.com. Penzu can be used to keep your journals legible, secure, and private. We will be going over the set-up process in class. You can personalize your journal if you would like but this is optional. 2. Click on the first page of your journal. Start every entry by writing the date (ex: 10/14/13) and titling your entry for the day. The title must be creative! 3. This journal is a way for you to express yourself through words. You can write about anything you want to. Example of things you can write about include an ongoing story, a stream of consciousness (as seen in the example), or concerns you might have about class or a friend. 4. However, while the content can be a variety of things, the following guidelines must be met. a. Length: Entries must be a minimum of 3 paragraphs. There is no limit to how much you can write b. Follow the format in the sample. Even if you are writing a stream of consciousness, you must still organize your writing into paragraphs. c. For the first 2 weeks, if you would like my feedback as to if you are doing the process correctly, you can email me your journal at beckea88@uwosh.edu. 5. Journals must be completed by Friday at 5:00 p.m. You turn the journal in by clicking the share button found at the top of the page. (it is shaped as an envelope) and sharing your entry with my email address. No exceptions! Late entries will not be accepted. NET Standards:( http://www.iste.org/docs/pdfs/nets-s-standards.pdf) Communication and Collaboration: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Digital Citizenship: Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.

Grading Rubric:

CATEGORY Creativity

4 The story contains many creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader\'s enjoyment. The author has really used his imagination.

3 The story contains a few creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader\'s enjoyment. The author has used his imagination.

2 The story contains a few creative details and/or descriptions, but they distract from the story. The author has tried to use his imagination.

1 There is little evidence of creativity in the story. The author does not seem to have used much imagination.

Spelling and Punctuation

There are no spelling There is one spelling or There are 2-3 spelling or punctuation errors in punctuation error in the and punctuation errors the final draft. final draft. in the final draft. Character and place names that the author invented are spelled consistently throughout. All of the written requirements (# of pages, # of graphics, type of graphics, etc.) were met.

The final draft has more than 3 spelling and punctuation errors.

Requirements

Almost all (about 90%) Most (about 75%) of Many requirements the written the written were not met. requirements were met. requirements were met, but several were not.

Title

Title is creative, sparks Title is related to the interest and is related story and topic. to the story and topic.

Title is present, but No title. does not appear to be related to the story and topic.

Penzu Journal Reflections: SAMPLE

*Notice the format of date and title*