Reading and Reflections Journal
(from your course Syllabus) As you read the books for this class, record your thoughts, ideas, and arguments In a Word document devoted solely to this jounal assignment. Title It (Your Name], ENGL 126 Journal. Record your entries according to each chapter we read and discuss (In person or online) from each text. Consider creating in your entries a dialogue with the authors. Brainstorm ideas for the writing assignments. Construct counterarguments.

Explain why you like or dislike the chapter—but do so with lots of detail and emphasis on the why. The length and detail of these journal entries is up to you, but you should shoot for at least 300 words per entry. You will do well on this assignment the more you allow yourself to be engaged by the texts. Record your reading journal entries as you read. Don’t wait and a them all at ones the night before you suspect Ill take up this assignment. Your best observations and ideas will come to you as you’re reading. Keep your journal close by so you an catch them. Feel free to add entries related to the other reading assignments we read and discuss in class.

Instructions

Upload your journal here. Your Reading and Reflections Journal must be a Word document. Follow the directions above to format your docx. title.

You should have at least five entries In your journal by the time of this first due date—at least three from Pre-Education of Little Tree and two from Michelle Remembers since we are only partially through this text.

Journal Rubric

Reading and Reflections Journal Rubric Skilled Proficient Developing Inadequate Entries thoroughly answer the question(s) Entries generally answer the question(s) Entries address some aspects of the Entries are off-task or make little Subject posed in the prompt or demonstrate posed in the prompt or demonstrate prompt or portions of a question are left reference to the questioris1 being asked significant crib. analytic critical an Pysis. unanswered. or demonstrate no critical analysis.