Process+Journal

**Process Journal**

wanted to find out more about what she went through. I am still happy about my choice because i got really into researching it and writing about it. The goals I had for my research was just to find out things I had no idea about before and to see life through the eyes of someone with Ovarian cancer. I found a lot of information about my topic. It was fairly easy to find information. The criteria i use to chose my genres was that it had to relate to my topic. An obituary, for example, is something I chose because ovarian cancer is usually fatal so an obituary of someone who died of ovarian cancer. The piece that was the hardest to write was the news article because i needed to find out how I could use my topic as a news article. || **For this last reflection, you should choose**  **four**  **of the nine questions listed here:** //Why did you choose your topic? Are you still happy with your choice? // //What goals did you have for your research? Did you meet those? // //How much information did you collect? How easy or hard was it to find information? // //What criteria did you use in deciding on the genres to include in your paper? What piece was the hardest or most challenging to write? // ||
 * **Date** || **List the** **items you** **worked on** **and/or** **completed** **each day.** || * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;">**What road did you choose?** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**Thoughts** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**Reflections** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**Concerns** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**Inspirations** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**Contemplations** ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**5/7/12** || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Times-Roman,serif; text-decoration: none;">Brainstormed possible research topics. ||  ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**5/8/12** || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Times-Roman,serif; text-decoration: none;">Started first FQI sheet. Mostly facts and the citation done. || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Times-Roman,serif; text-decoration: none;">I thought that the citation was going to be difficult and the sheet would be confusing, but it didn’t turn out that hard. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**5/10/12** || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Times-Roman,serif; text-decoration: none;">Got first two FQI sheets done and working on my third. || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Times-Roman,serif; text-decoration: none;">I really started getting the hang of these sheets. I have a proper citation and really good facts on my topic. I think I am in good shape with where I am now and hope to be caught up. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**5/16/12** || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Times-Roman,serif; text-decoration: none;">I continued working on my FQI sheets. Worked on creating a character for my narrative. || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Times-Roman,serif; text-decoration: none;">I am almost done with finishing my FQI sheets and I have learned a lot about my subject, “Ovarian Cancer”. I am really confident with where I am right now and going forward. I think my character is really good and appropriate for my narrative. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**5/18/12** || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Times-Roman,serif; text-decoration: none;">Finished all 5 FQI sheets and brain stormed an idea for a narrative || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Times-Roman,serif; text-decoration: none;">It feels good that all the FQI sheets are done and I’m ready to get on with the narrative. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**5/22/12** || Continued working on my narrative || I'm having some fun with writing this story. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**5/28/12** || Prepared for the RNK poem by reading it a few times. || Know a good way of how the poem relates to my story. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**5/30/12** || Worked on drafts for additional genres. || Mostly thought of the final four genres I would use and started on my first one. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**6/1/12** || Finished 1 of 4 genres. || I really got a good start on the the four extra genres we need. I am having some fun with making these extra genre pieces. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**6/5/12** || Finished all 4 genres || I am going to work on the last process journal entry and the Introduction ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: comicsansms,cursive; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;">**6/7/12** || The reason I chose my topic was because i had a family member suffer from ovarian cancer and i

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: ComicSansMS,cursive; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;">Adapted from ©2006 by Melinda Putz from A Teacher’s Guide to the Multigenre Research Project, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: timesnewromanpsmt,serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;">**Process Journal Scoring Checklist**

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: timesnewromanpsmt,serif; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;">Total Process Journal Points /50 points

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; font-size: 20px; text-decoration: none;">**Score A Date 5/28** _10 points Student is up to date with her/his journal entries. Progress toward the final collection is apparent. There is evidence of thoughtful reflection about the components of the project. The reader is not distracted by grammar/spelling errors.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; text-decoration: none;">_8-9 points Student is almost up to date with her/his journal entries. Progress toward the final collection is visible. There is evidence of some reflection about the components of the project, but the journal is more of a list than a reflection at times. While there are some grammar/spelling errors, the reader is not distracted. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; text-decoration: none;">_5-6 points Student has fallen behind in his journal entries. Progress toward the final collection is inconsistent; work needs to ramp up. The entries report rather than reflect. Reader is distracted by grammar/spelling errors. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; text-decoration: none;">_ 4 points There were no journal entries at the time of scoring. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; font-size: 20px; text-decoration: none;">**Score B ___ Date 6/5 9 points__**

___10 points__ Student is up to date with her/his journal entries __. Progress toward the final collection is apparent. There is evidence of thoughtful reflection about the components of the project.__ The reader is not distracted by grammar/spelling errors.

___8-9 points Student is almost up to date with her/his journal entries.__ Progress toward the final collection is visible. There is evidence of some reflection about the components of the project, but the journal is more of a list than a reflection at times __. While there are some grammar/spelling errors, the reader is not distracted.__ ___5-6 points Student has fallen behind in his journal entries. Progress toward the final collection is inconsistent; work needs to ramp up. The entries report rather than reflect. Reader is distracted by grammar/spelling errors.__ ___ 4 points There were no new journal entries at the time of scoring.__

__<span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; text-decoration: none;">**Score C** __**_30 points** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; font-size: 20px; text-decoration: none;">**Date6/9 27points** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; font-size: 20px; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; text-decoration: none;">_10 points Student is up to date with her/his journal entries. Progress toward the final collection is apparent. There is evidence of thoughtful reflection about the components of the project. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; text-decoration: none;"> The reader is not distracted by grammar/spelling errors.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; text-decoration: none;">_8-9 points Student is almost up to date with her/his journal entries. Progress toward the final collection is visible. There is evidence of some reflection about the components of the project, but the journal is more of a list than a reflection at times. While there are some grammar/spelling errors, the reader is not distracted. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; text-decoration: none;">_5-6 points Student has fallen behind in his journal entries. Progress toward the final collection is inconsistent; work needs to ramp up. The entries report rather than reflect. Reader is distracted by grammar/spelling errors. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; text-decoration: none;">_ 4 points There were no new journal entries at the time of scoring. <span style="color: #487dc6; display: block; font-family: timesnewromanpsmt,serif; font-size: 22px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;">**Plus** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; text-decoration: none;">_10 points Student answered more than four of the final reflection questions with thoughtful and thorough responses. _8-9 points Student answered four of the final reflection questions with thoughtful and thorough responses. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; text-decoration: none;">_5-6 points Students answered some of the final reflection questions. The responses answered the questions with little elaboration or insight. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; text-decoration: none;">_ 4 points Student did not answer any of the reflection questions.